Having heard, O monarch, these wordr of the son of Radha, your sons and your soldiers, out of grief, broke out into loud lamentations and shed tears from their eyes, which were as copious as their wails were loud. When the sanguinary engagement waged anew and the Kaurava host led by kings once more roared forth (their battle-cry), then that foremost of all Maharathis (Karna) addressed these words to the mighty car-warriors, that imparted joy to their hearts.
इदं च राधेयवचो निशम्य सुताश्च राजंस्तव सैनिकाश्च ह। स्तदाश्रु नेत्रैर्मुमुचुश्च शब्दवत्॥ प्रवर्तमाने तु पुनर्महाहवे विगाह्यमानासु चमूषु पार्थिवैः। अथाब्रवीद्धर्षकरं तदा वचो रथर्षभान् सर्वमहारथर्षभः॥