Shloka 79
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
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 $ ।।
madrarāje hate rājan virathe kṛtavarmaṇi | apovāha tataḥ kṣipraṁ ratham āropya vīryavān ||
Sañjaya disse: “Ó rei, quando o senhor de Madra foi morto e Kṛtavarman ficou sem carro, o valente Kṛpa rapidamente o ergueu para o seu próprio carro e o retirou daquele lugar.”
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.