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.
ଦ୍ରୌଣି (ଅଶ୍ୱତ୍ଥାମା), କୃତବର୍ମା ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ମହାରଥୀ—ହଁ, ଶତଶଃ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟଶିରୋମଣି—ସାତ୍ୟକିଙ୍କ ଏକମାତ୍ର ଧନୁଷରେ ପରାଜିତ ହେଲେ। ସାତ୍ୟକି ଧର୍ମରାଜ (ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର)ଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରୀତ କରିବାକୁ ଏବଂ ପରଲୋକରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ବିଜୟ ଲାଭ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଥିଲେ; ସେହି ଭାବରେ ସେ ରଣରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କଲେ।
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.