Mahabharata 5.153.24

कर्णो वा युध्यतां पूर्वमहं वा पृथिवीपतेस्पर्धते हि सदात्यर्थं सूतपुत्रो मया रणे

karṇo vā yudhyatāṃ pūrvamahaṃ vā pṛthivīpatespardhate hi sadātyarthaṃ sūtaputro mayā raṇe

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.