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Mbh.4.54.2072	And when his brother was slain, Vikartana's son of the Suta caste, mustering all his prowess, rushed at Arjuna, like a huge elephant with out-stretched tusks, or like a tiger at a mighty bull.
Mbh.4.54.2080	And then there arose the sound of loud clapping of hands, with the blare of conchs and trumpets and kettle-drums made by the Kurus while they applauded Vikartana's son who filled the atmosphere with the sound of his bow-string flapping against his fence.
Mbh.4.54.2082	And afflicting by means of his shafts, Vikartana's son along with his steeds, car and car-driver, Kiritin impetuously poured an arrowy shower on him, casting his eyes on the grandsire and Drona and Kripa.
Mbh.4.54.2083	And Vikartana's son also poured upon Partha a heavy shower of arrows like a rain-charged cloud.
Mbh.4.54.2091	And mangled and afflicted by the arrows shot by Partha the son of Pandu, Vikartana's son, quitted the van of battle, and quickly took to flight, like one elephant vanquished by another
Mbh.4.61.2360	SECTION LXI Vaisampayana said, Having defeated Vikartana's son, Arjuna said unto the son of Virata, Take me towards that division where yonder device of a golden palmyra is seen.
Mbh.5.62.3345	Indeed, that moment, when, representing himself as a Brahmana unto the holy and blameless Rama, Vikartana's son obtained that weapon, that vile wretch lost both his virtue and asceticism'
Mbh.5.128.5663	Bhishma, and Drona, and thy own father, O bull amongst men, will make over us three, viz, Vikartana's son, thyself, and myself, to the Pandavas'
Mbh.6.17.852	Only Vikartana's son Karna, with his friends and relatives, O bull of Bharata's race, laid aside his weapons in battle for the sake of Bhishma.
Mbh.6.52.2700	Who else save the Kuru grandsire and those car-warriors, viz, Drona and Vikartana's son Karna, are capable of advancing in battle against the bearer of the bow called Gandiva?
Mbh.7.1.50	Dhritarashtra said, I understand that the hearts of all of you are turned towards Vikartana's son Karna, and that all of you, saw that son of Radha, that hero of the Suta caste, ever prepared to lay down his life in battle.
Mbh.7.4.147	Hearing these words of his, Vikartana's.
Mbh.7.7.220	And the Madras, the Trigartas the Amvashthas, the Westerners, the Northerners, the Malavas, the Surasenas, the Sudras the Maladas, the Sauviras, the Kaitavas, the Easterners, and the Southerners placing thy son Duryodhana and the Suta's son Karna at their head, forming the rear guard, gladdened warriors of their own army, added to the strength of the advancing force, Vikartana's son Karna proceeded at the head of the bowmen
Mbh.7.14.603	Virata, aided by his Matsya warriors of great energy, resisted Vikartana's son in that battle.
Mbh.7.20.901	In the tail stood Vikartana's son Karna, with his sons, kinsmen and friends, and surrounded by a large force raised from diverse realms, Jayadratha, and Bhimaratha, and Sampati, and the Jays, and the Bhojas, and Bhuminjaya, and Vrisha, and Kratha, and the mighty ruler of the Nishadhas, all accomplished in battle, surrounded by a large host and keeping the region of Brahma before their eyes, stood, O king, in the heart of that array.
Mbh.7.46.2203	Hearing these words of the preceptor, Vikartana's son Karna quickly cut off, by means of his shafts, the bow of Abhimanyu, as the latter was shooting with great activity.
Mbh.7.72.3156	Myself, Vikartana's son, Karna, Chitrasena, Vivinsati, Bhurisravas, Sala, Salya, the invincible Vrishasena, Purumitra, Jaya, Bhoja, Sudakshina the ruler of the Kamvojas, Satyavrata, the mighty-armed, Vikarna, Durmukha, Dussasana, Subahu, the ruler of the Kalingas, with his weapons upraised, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, Drona, Drona's son, and Suvala's son Sakuni, these and numerous other kings will, with their forces, face the battle surrounding thee on all sides!
Mbh.7.126.6290	The heroic Bhima also, beholding Vikartana's son before him, suddenly blazed up in wrath and sped at him with great force many shafts whetted on stone.
Mbh.7.130.6500	Indeed, O chief of Bharata's race, Vikartana's son struck Bhima with many arrows of keen points, decked with gold, and endued with great impetuosity.
Mbh.7.156.8431	Dhritarashtra said, Beholding Phalguna excited with fury and looking like the Destroyer himself, as he appears at the end of the Yuga what, O Suta, did Vikartana's son Karna do next?
Mbh.7.164.8880	Then the mighty Sahadeva, in that encounter, sped towards the car of Vikartana's son, a heavy and terrible mace decked with gold.
Mbh.7.173.9331	SECTION CLXXV Dhritarashtra said, How, indeed, did that battle take place when at dead of night Vikartana's son, Karna, and the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha encountered each other?
Mbh.7.173.9438	Vikartana's son, Karna, who was called also Vrisha, that foremost of all persons acquainted with weapons, aiming a Vayavya weapon, destroyed that dart-cloud.
Mbh.7.175.9511	Then Duryodhana, beholding Karna fallen into great distress, summoned Alayudha and said unto him, Yonder Vikartana's son, Karna, is engaged with the son of Hidimva, and is accomplishing such feats in battle as are worthy of his might and prowess.
Mbh.7.177.9608	Standing immovable like a hill and possessed of the strength of a prince of mountains, that grinder of foes, viz, Vikartana's son, Karna, O king, destroyed that wonderful shower of arrows shot at him.
Mbh.7.177.9613	Mounted on that excellent car of his that was decked with gold and jewels, he uttered a leonine roar and approaching Vikartana's son, Karna, pierced him with shafts endued with the force of thunder.
Mbh.8.5.102	SECTION Vaishampayana said, Hearing these words, O monarch, Ambika's son Dhritarashtra, with heart agitated by grief, addressed his driver Sanjaya, saying, Though the evil policy, O sire, of my son of little foresight, Vikartana's son hath been slain!
Mbh.8.5.108	Having slaughtered the half of what remained after the carnage by Bhishma and the illustrious Drona, Vikartana's son Karna hath been slain.
Mbh.8.9.324	Seeing Vikartana's son slain in single combat by Savyasaci, and the Pandavas crowned with victory, what indeed, did Duryodhana say?
Mbh.8.11.412	SECTION Dhritarashtra said, After having obtained the command of the army, and after he had been addressed by the king himself in those sweet and brotherly words, and after he had ordered the troops to be arrayed at the hour of sunrise, tell me, O Sanjaya, what did Vikartana's son Karna do'
Mbh.8.24.969	SECTION Sanjaya said, While Nakula was employed in destroying and routing the Kaurava divisions in battle with great force, Vikartana's son Karna, filled with rage, checked him, O king.
Mbh.8.24.988	Then Vikartana's son Karna taking up another bow, struck Nakula with five arrows in the shoulder-joint.
Mbh.8.32.1539	Let this, however, O hero, be my understanding with Vikartana's son that I will in his presence utter whatever speeches I desire
Mbh.8.87.5348	Let him, with Drona and Bhishma, be worshipped in heaven, for Vikartana's son is brave and is a hero.
Mbh.9.52.3778	Vikartana's son Karna also hath fallen, with his sons, those great car-warriors!
Mbh.12.5.190	In consequence of a Brahmana's curse, as also of the curse of the illustrious Rama, of the boon granted to Kunti and the illusion practised on him by Indra, of his depreciation by Bhishma as only half a car-warrior, at the tale of Rathas and Atirathas, of the destruction of his energy caused by Salya with his keen speeches, of Vasudeva's policy, and, lastly of the celestial weapons obtained by Arjuna from Rudra and Indra and Yama and Varuna and Kuvera and Drona and the illustrious Kripa, the wielder of Gandiva succeeded in slaying Vikartana's son Karna of effulgence like that of Surya himself.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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