The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 8.2.17

8.2.17

evamukte mahārāja karṇo vaikartano nṛpaḥ |
siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ prāyudhyata mahābalaḥ || 17 ||

"Sanjaya continued, 'Having said these words, O sinless one, thy son Duryodhana, with his brothers, made Karna the generalissimo (of the Kuru army). Obtaining the command, the mighty car-warrior Karna, so fierce in battle, uttered loud roars and fought with the foe. He caused, O sire, a great carnage among the Srinjayas, the Pancalas, the Kekayas, and the Videhas. From his bow issued innumerable lines of arrows, one close behind the wings of another, like flights of bees. Having afflicted the Pancalas and the Pandavas endued with great activity, and slain thousands of warriors, he was at last slain by Arjuna!"