By means of his sharpened and keen arrows, that were adorned with the Kanka feathers for the sake of Duryodhana's aggrandisement. That one (Karna) was still waiting in the field for winning victory (for Duryodhana). How was that protector of armies (on my side), that one well-versed in the use of weapons, viz. Vaikartana Karna was slain in battle by the foes, the heroic sons of Pandu, who were possessed of immense strength?
शरवातैः सुनिशितैः सुतीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः। दुर्योधनस्य वृद्ध्यर्थं राधेयो रथिनां वरः॥ दिव्यास्त्रविन्महातेजाः कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषः। सेनागोपश्च स कथं शत्रुभिः परमास्त्रवित्॥ घातितः पाण्डवैः शूरैः समरे वीर्यशालिभिः।