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THE M
AHABHARATA
 
A
t the sight of that formidable and very

terrible shower of great missiles falling

from the demon Ghatotkacha and of multi-

tudes of their own forces being struck

down, great fear took possession of the

sons of Dhritarashtra.
 

 
ततोऽब्रुवन्कुरवस्सर्व एव

कर्णं दृष्टा घोररूपां च मायाम् ।

'शक्त्या रक्षो जहि कर्णाद्य तूर्णं

नश्यन्त्येते कुरवो धार्तराष्ट्राः ॥
 

All the Kauravas then said ( to Karna ),

seeing Karna and the terrible magic

(of Ghatotkacha) : Karna, quickly kill this

demon now with your Sakti; these Kauravas

and others on the side of Dhritarashtra

are perishing.''
 

 
स वध्यमानो रक्षसा वै निशीथे

तितिं दधे शक्तिमोक्षाय कर्णः ॥
 

Hit by the demon at midnight, Karna

made up his mind to hurl the Sakti

(at him).