Then Karna, seeing the Rakshasa alive at the middle of night and the Kuru army filled with fear and hearing also the loud wails of the latter, set his heart upon hurling his dart.
स वध्यमानो रक्षसा वै निशीथे दृष्ट्वा राजस्रास्यमानं बलं च। महच्छ्रुत्वा निनदं कौरवाणां मतिं दधे शक्तिमोक्षाय कर्णः॥