Speaking the aforesaid words to Shalya, Karna, the smiter of his enemies, in that battle gave utterance to loud roars resembling those of the clouds and advanced towards your son (Duryodhana), the first of the Kurus, who respectfully saluted him and spoke the following words to him and to the strongarmed Kripa and to Bhoja Chief Kritavarman, to preceptor Drona's son and his younger brother and to the king of Gandhara and his son and to all elephant-riders, horsemen and infantry-“O kings, do you please push on towards Krishna and Arjuna and shut them up from all sides, when they feel tired and exhausted from fighting with you I shall be able to dispatch them off quite easily.
इति ब्रुवशल्यममित्रहन्ता कर्णो रणे मेघ इवोन्ननाद॥ अभ्येत्य पुत्रेण तवाभिनन्दितः समेत्य चोवाच कुरुप्रवीरम्। कृपं च भोज च महाभुजावुभौ तथैव गान्धारपति सहानुजम्॥ गुरोः सुतं चावरजं तथाऽऽत्मनः पदातिनोऽथ द्विपसादिनश्च तान्। निरुध्यताभिद्रवताच्युतार्जुनौ श्रमेण संयोजयताशु सर्वशः॥ यथा भवद्भिर्भृशविक्षितावुभौ सुखेन हन्यामहमद्य भूमिपाः।