Shloka 79
अपोवाह तत): क्षिप्रं रथमारोप्य वीर्यवान् | प्रभो! कृतवर्माको रथहीन हुआ देख शरद्वानके पराक्रमी पुत्र कृपाचार्य उसे शीघ्र ही अपने रथपर बिठाकर वहाँसे दूर हटा ले गये || ७८ $ ।। मद्रराजे हते राजन् विरथे कृतवर्मणि
madrarāje hate rājan virathe kṛtavarmaṇi | apovāha tataḥ kṣipraṁ ratham āropya vīryavān ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, when the lord of Madra had been slain and Kṛtavarman was left without a chariot, the valiant Kṛpa quickly lifted him onto his own car and withdrew him from that place.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid ruthless warfare, a warrior’s conduct includes responsibility toward comrades: protecting an ally who is suddenly vulnerable (chariotless) is presented as a mark of valor joined with loyalty and practical battlefield dharma.
After the Madrarāja (Śalya) is slain, Kṛtavarman is left without his chariot. Kṛpācārya swiftly seats him on his own chariot and removes him from immediate danger, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.