Mahabharata 7.115.56 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 115, Shloka 56
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
छादयित्वा रणे राजन हार्दिक्यं स तु सात्यकि: | अथास्य भल्लेन शिर: सारथे: समकृन्तत,राजन! रणक्षेत्रमें इस प्रकार कृतवर्माको आच्छादित करके सात्यकिने एक भल्ल द्वारा उसके सारथिका सिर काट दिया
chādayitvā raṇe rājan hārdikyaṃ sa tu sātyakiḥ | athāsya bhallena śiraḥ sārather samakṛntata rājan ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഇങ്ങനെ ഹാർദിക്യനെ (കൃതവർമ്മനെ) മൂടിക്കളഞ്ഞ സാത്യകി, തുടർന്ന് ഒരു ഭല്ല അമ്പുകൊണ്ട് അവന്റെ സാരഥിയുടെ തല വെട്ടിമാറ്റി.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how prolonged conflict can harden conduct: even those not directly dueling (like charioteers) become targets. It invites reflection on kṣatriya duty versus the moral costs of victory-driven warfare.
Sātyaki overwhelms Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman) in the fight and then severs the head of Kṛtavarman’s charioteer with a bhalla-arrow, intensifying the battle’s brutality.
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