Then Karna cutting off his excellent mail from his body, when it was still wet, gave it to Vasava, And he also cut off his ear-rings from his ear and give them to him. It is on this account that he was styled Karna.
ततश्छित्त्वा कवचं दिव्यमङ्गात् तथैवार्दै प्रददौ वासवाय। तथोत्कृत्य प्रददौ कुण्डले ते कर्णात् तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन कर्णः॥