Seeing the plight of all those kings, that foremost of all wielders of bow, Karna, went to the place where the bow was. He quickly raised it up, stringed it and placed the arrows on the string.
सर्वान् नृपांस्तान् प्रसमीक्ष्य को धनुर्धराणां प्रवरो जगाम। उद्धृत्य तूर्णं धनुरुद्यतं तत् सज्यं चकाराशु युयोज बाणान्॥