That designing Karna who amidst the assembly of the Kuru chiefs had said to Krishna 'why don't you, O Krishna, desert the powerless, imbecile and degraded Pandavas'-that Karna who had vowed solemnly that he would not return from the field till he slew (both) Krishna and Partha-tell me does that vicious Karna lie today on the field with mangled limbs?
योऽसौ कृष्णामब्रवीद् दुष्टबुद्धिः कर्णः सभायां कुरुवीरमध्ये। किं पाण्डवांस्त्वं न जहासि कृष्णे सुदुर्बलान् पतितान् हीनसत्त्वान्॥ योऽसौ कर्णः प्रत्यजानात्त्वदर्थे नाहं हत्वा सह कृष्णेन पार्थम्। इहोपयातेति स पापबुद्धिः कचिच्छेते शरसम्भिन्नगात्रः॥