Shloka 73
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
वधे त्वकुर्वन् यत्नं ते तस्यथ कर्णमुखास्तदा
vadhe tv akurvan yatnaṃ te tasyatha karṇamukhās tadā
అప్పుడు అతని వధ కోసం వారు సమస్త ప్రయత్నాలు చేశారు—ఆ సమయంలో కర్ణుడు మొదలైనవారే ముందుండారు.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, intention and leadership can focus collective action toward a single lethal objective. It invites reflection on the ethical weight of targeted killing and the way strategic resolve can intensify adharma-like cruelty even amid claims of duty.
Sañjaya reports that a group of warriors, led by Karṇa, are making a concentrated effort to kill a particular person (referred to as 'tasya', 'of him'). The emphasis is on coordinated exertion aimed at that opponent’s death.