Shloka 846
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
अश्वत्थामा महाराज भूयो<र्जुनमयोधयत् । महाराज! कर्णको इस प्रकार रथहीन हुआ देख अश्व॒त्थामाने उस समय उसे रथपर बैठा लिया और वह पुन: अर्जुनके साथ युद्ध करने लगा
sañjaya uvāca | aśvatthāmā mahārāja bhūyo 'rjunam ayodhayat | mahārāja! karṇako 'smin prakāreṇa rathahīnaṃ bhūtaṃ dṛṣṭvā aśvatthāmā tadā taṃ rathopari upāveśayat, sa punaḥ arjunena saha yuddhaṃ kartum ārabdhavān |
قال سانجيا: «أيها الملك، عاد أشفَتّھاما فاشتَبك مع أرجونا من جديد. ولما رأى كَرْنَة وقد حُرم من عربته، حمله في تلك اللحظة إلى عربته هو؛ فعاد كَرْنَة يقاتل إلى جانبه ضد أرجونا». وتُبرز هذه الواقعة خُلُقَ ساحة القتال: ألا يُترك الحليف عند الشدة، ولو وسط عنفٍ لا يلين ويتصاعد.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, loyalty and responsibility toward one’s ally are treated as a form of kshatriya conduct: Ashvatthama does not abandon Karna when he becomes chariotless, but restores his capacity to fight by giving him support.
Ashvatthama renews combat with Arjuna. When Karna is seen without a chariot, Ashvatthama seats him on his own chariot, and Karna returns to the fight together with him against Arjuna.