Shloka 48
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च प्रययौ यत्र सौबल: । रथानीकं परित्यज्य शूरा: सुदृढ्धन्विन:
kṛpaś ca kṛtavarmā ca prayayau yatra saubalaḥ | rathānīkaṃ parityajya śūrāḥ sudṛḍha-dhanvinaḥ ||
संजय बोले—कृपाचार्य और कृतवर्मा, वे दोनों दृढ़ धनुषधारी शूरवीर, रथ-दल को छोड़कर जहाँ सौबल (शकुनि) था, वहीं जा पहुँचे।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of subordinating personal display to collective necessity: seasoned warriors may abandon a formation to regroup with a crucial leader, showing that in war, survival and coordination often override individual valor.
Sañjaya reports that Kṛpa and Kṛtavarmā leave the chariot-division and move to where Śakuni (Saubala) is positioned, indicating a tactical shift or regrouping amid the ongoing battle.