Shloka 19
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
कमप्यर्थ पुरस्कृत्य न हतौ युधि मारिष | “मान्यवर! इसने महासमरमें शूरवीर नकुल-सहदेवको भी परास्त करके किसी विशेष प्रयोजनको सामने रखकर उन दोनोंको युद्धमें मार नहीं डाला ।। येन वृष्णिप्रवीरस्तु सात्यकि: सात्वतां वर:
kam apy arthaṁ puraskṛtya na hatau yudhi māriṣa | yena vṛṣṇipravīras tu sātyakiḥ sātvatāṁ varaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“尊者啊，他心怀某种特定的用意，因此虽在那场大战中已击败英勇的那俱罗与娑诃提婆，却并未在战场上将二人杀死。也正凭着同样的克制与意向，萨底耶迦——弗利什尼族最杰出的英雄、萨特瓦塔中最优者——亦得以如此行事。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, victory does not automatically justify killing. A warrior may restrain himself and act with a specific higher aim—strategy, duty, or a principled intention—showing that ethical choice and purpose can govern violent power.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior who had defeated Nakula and Sahadeva nevertheless did not kill them, because he had some particular objective in mind. He then connects this point to Sātyaki, praising him as the foremost Vṛṣṇi hero, implying a similar pattern of purposeful action and restraint.