द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
ततः स्वरथमारोप्य मद्राणामधिपं रणे । अपोवाह रणात् तूर्ण कृतवर्मा महारथ:,यह देख महारथी कृतवर्मा युद्धस्थलमें मद्रराज शल्यको अपने रथपर बिठाकर तुरंत ही रणभूमिसे बाहर हटा ले गया
tataḥ svaratham āropya madrāṇām adhipaṃ raṇe | apovāha raṇāt tūṛṇaṃ kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ ||
三阇耶说道:随后,在战阵之中,大车战士克利多伐摩将摩陀罗之主——沙利耶——扶上自己的战车,迅速载他离开战场。
संजय उवाच
Even in war, dharma includes responsibility toward comrades: safeguarding an ally and preserving the army’s leadership can be a righteous and strategic act, not merely retreat.
Kṛtavarmā places Śalya, the Madra king, onto his own chariot and quickly removes him from the battlefield, indicating Śalya’s vulnerable situation and Kṛtavarmā’s protective intervention.