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THE MAHABHARATA
यदा शकुनिमाश्रित्य
"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
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 पार्
Exhibiting his valour with great speed,
Karna gave fight to Arjuna.
ततश्शरं महाघोरं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ।
आददे पाण्डपुत्रस्थ सूतपुत्रो जिघांसया ॥