Shloka 203
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
कृपणं स्वरथे सन्नं पश्य कृष्ण यथागतम् । “निश्चय ही ये कृपाचार्य आहत होकर मुझे पुत्रवधकी अपेक्षा भी अधिक शोकमें डाल रहे हैं। श्रीकृष्ण! देखिये, वे अपने रथपर कैसे सन्न और दीन होकर पड़े हैं
kṛpaṇaṁ svarathe sannaṁ paśya kṛṣṇa yathāgatam |
Wahai Kṛṣṇa, lihatlah: Kṛpācārya yang terluka itu terkulai di atas keretanya sendiri, lesu dan tak berdaya. Sungguh, pemandangan beliau demikian membuat dukaku melampaui bahkan duka karena kematian putraku.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral cost of war: even revered figures can be brought to a pitiable state, and witnessing such a fall intensifies grief and ethical tension between duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and compassion.
Sañjaya directs Kṛṣṇa’s attention to a warrior/elder who is sitting collapsed and dejected on his own chariot, emphasizing his weakened condition and the sorrow it causes onlookers amid the Drona Parva battle events.