And issuing out of the Gandiva, penetrated into Karna's body like so many cranes entering into the Krouncha mountains. Wounding Karna with those arrows shot from the Gandiva, that entered his body like so many snakes.
गाण्डीवप्रभवाः कर्ण हंसाः क्रौञ्चमिवाविशन्। स भुजङ्गैरिवाविष्टैर्गाण्डीवप्रेषितैः शरैः॥