Shloka 74
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
द्रौणिश्व कृतवर्मा च तथैवान्ये महारथा:,अश्वत्थामा, कृतवर्मा, अन्यान्य महारथी तथा सैकड़ों क्षत्रियशिरोमणि सात्यकिद्धारा एकमात्र धनुषसे परास्त कर दिये गये। सात्यकि धर्मराजका प्रिय करना और परलोकपर विजय पाना चाहते थे
Drauṇiś ca Kṛtavarmā ca tathaivānye mahārathāḥ; Aśvatthāmā Kṛtavarmā anye ca mahārathāḥ tathā—Sātyakināikena dhanuṣā parājitāḥ. Sātyaki dharmarājasya priyaṃ kartum, paralokapar vijayaṃ ca prāptum aicchat.
サंजयは言った。「ドローナの子（アシュヴァッターマン）とクリタヴァルマン、そして他の大車戦士たちはサーティヤキに撃ち退けられた。まことに幾百もの刹帝利の名将が、彼のただ一張の弓によって屈せしめられたのである。サーティヤキは、ダルマラージャ（ユディシュティラ）を喜ばせ、さらに来世においても勝利を得んとして戦った—戦の暴虐のただ中で、揺るがぬ忠誠と正しき志によって功徳を求めたのだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, intention and allegiance to dharma are emphasized: Sātyaki’s valor is framed not merely as physical conquest but as action aimed at pleasing a righteous king (Dharmarāja) and earning spiritual merit—linking duty, loyalty, and the moral consequences of action.
Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki, wielding his bow, overwhelms prominent Kaurava-side warriors such as Aśvatthāmā (Droṇi) and Kṛtavarmā, along with other great fighters, and that Sātyaki’s motivation is to serve Yudhiṣṭhira and secure victory/merit in the next world.