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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'राज्यलुब्धः पुनः कर्ण समाह्वयसि पाण्डवान् ।
 

यदा शकुनिमाश्रित्य क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥
 

"Covetous of the kingdom and

resorting to Sakuni for help, you, Karna,

called the Pandavas for gambling again !

Where had your Dharma gone then?
 

 
'यदाऽभिमन्युं बहवो युद्धे जघ्नुर्महारथाः ।

परिवार्य रणे बालं क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गतः ॥ '
of you, great warriors,
 

"Numbers
 
of you, great warriors,
surrounded in the battle and killed

Abhimanyu, a lad ! Where had your

Dharma gone then?"
 

 
एवमुक्तस्तदा कर्णो वासुदेवेन [भारत] ।

लज्जयाऽवनतो भूत्वा नोत्तरं किञ्चिदुक्तवान् ॥
 

So told by Krishna, Karna, cast down with

shame, made no answer.
 

 
योधयामास वै पार्थेथें महावेगपराक्रमः
 

Exhibiting his valour with great speed,

Karna gave fight to Arjuna.
 

 
ततश्शरं महाघोरं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ।

आददे पाण्डपुत्रस्थ सूतपुत्रो जिघांसया ॥