Shloka 34
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
कि पुनद्रौपदेया भ्यां सहित: सात्वतर्षभ: । 'पाण्डुनन्दन! यह महाबाहु सात्वतशिरोमणि सात्यकि अकेला भी कर्णके लिये पर्याप्त है। फिर इस समय जब द्रुपदके दोनों पुत्र इसके साथ हैं, तब तो कहना ही क्या है ।। ३३३ || न च तावत् क्षम: पार्थ तव कर्णेन सजड्भर:
ki punaḥ draupadeyābhyāṃ sahitaḥ sātvatarṣabhaḥ | pāṇḍunandana! ayaṃ mahābāhuḥ sātvataśiromaṇiḥ sātyakiḥ eko 'pi karṇāya paryāptaḥ | punaḥ asmin kāle yadā drupadasya ubhau putrau asya saha vartete, tatra vaktavyaṃ kim || na ca tāvat kṣamaḥ pārtha tava karṇena saṅgrāmaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「『パーンドゥの子よ。剛腕のサーティヤキ――ヴリシュニ族の第一人者――は、たとえ独りであってもカルナに当たるに足る。まして今、ドルパダの二人の子（ドラウパディーの子ら）が彼と共に立っているのだ、何をか言わんや。さらにパールタよ、当面は汝がカルナと刃を交えるのは相応しくない。』」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent restraint and strategic judgment in dharma-yuddha: even a great warrior should not rush into a duel when allies are already sufficient and circumstances are not yet favorable. Strength is to be applied with discernment, not merely with eagerness for confrontation.
Sañjaya reports to the Kuru side that Sātyaki is formidable enough to face Karṇa even alone; with the Draupadeyas alongside him, their force is even stronger. He then indicates that it is not yet appropriate for Pārtha (Arjuna) to engage Karṇa at that moment, implying tactical timing and battlefield positioning.