Shloka 10
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
विह्वलं तमभिज्ञाय भर्तारें शरपीडितम् । हतो<यमिति च ज्ञात्वा सारथिस्तमपावहत्,अपने स्वामीको बाणोंसे पीड़ित एवं विह्लल जानकर और उन्हें मरा हुआ समझकर सारथि रणभूमिसे दूर हटा ले गया
vihvalaṁ tam abhijñāya bhartāraṁ śarapīḍitam | hato 'yam iti ca jñātvā sārathis tam apāvahat ||
Melihat tuannya kebingungan dan tersiksa hebat oleh anak panah, serta mengira ia telah gugur, sais kereta—didorong oleh takut dan kesetiaan—membawa dia menjauh dari medan perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In war, loyalty and the impulse to protect can lead to hasty conclusions; ethical action requires steadiness of judgment even amid fear and confusion.
Seeing his arrow-wounded master in a bewildered state and assuming him dead, the charioteer withdraws him from the battlefield, effectively removing him from immediate danger.