अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
न सौमदत्तिपदवीं गमयेत् सात्यकिं वृष: । “जनार्दन! यह जहाँ जाता है, वहीं आप भी अपने घोड़ोंको हाँकिये। कहीं ऐसा न हो कि कर्ण सात्यकिको भूरिश्रवाके पथपर पहुँचा दे”
saumadattipadavīṁ na gamayet sātyakiṁ vṛṣaḥ | janārdana! yaḥ yatra gacchati tatraiva tvam api aśvān hāṅkaya | kvacid evaṁ na syāt yat karṇaḥ sātyakiṁ bhūriśravasaḥ pathi prāpayet ||
Sañjaya said: “Let not the bull-like Sātyaki be driven onto the path of Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas). O Janārdana, wherever he goes, urge your horses there as well—lest Karṇa maneuver Sātyaki into Bhūriśravas’s line of attack.”
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