Shloka 683
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
संसक्तान् पाण्डवैर्दष्टवा निवृत्ता: कुरव: पुनः । उस समय शकुनि, कृतवर्मा, अश्वत्थामा, कर्ण और कृपाचार्यको पाण्डवोंके साथ जूझते देख भागे हुए कौरव-सैनिक फिर लौट आये
saṁsaktān pāṇḍavair dṛṣṭvā nivṛttāḥ kuravaḥ punaḥ | tadā śakuni-kṛtavarmā-aśvatthāmā-karṇa-kṛpācāryān pāṇḍavaiḥ saha yudhyamānān dṛṣṭvā palāyitāḥ kaurava-sainikāḥ punar nyavartanta |
Sañjaya said: Seeing their leaders locked in close combat with the Pāṇḍavas, the Kauravas who had turned back in flight returned once more. Then, when the Kaurava soldiers beheld Śakuni, Kṛtavarmā, Aśvatthāmā, Karṇa, and the preceptor Kṛpācārya grappling with the Pāṇḍavas, shame and allegiance overcame fear, and they rejoined the battle.
संजय उवाच