Shloka 24
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
सारथिं पातयामास शैनेयस्य रथाद् द्रुतम् धनुष कट जानेपर शक्तिशालियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अश्वत्थामाने शक्ति चलाकर शिनिपौत्र सात्यकिके सारथिको शीघ्र ही रथसे नीचे गिरा दिया |। २३ इ ।।
sārathiṁ pātayāmāsa śaineyasya rathād drutam | śaktīśāliṣu śreṣṭho 'śvatthāmā śaktiṁ calayitvā śinipautra-sātyakeḥ sārathiṁ śīghraṁ rathān nipātayāmāsa || athānyad dhanuḥ ādāya droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān ||
三阇耶说道：阿湿婆他摩（Aśvatthāmā），诸强兵器手中最为卓绝者，迅疾掷出长枪，将舍尼耶（萨底耶迦，Sātyaki）的御者从战车上击落。随后，这位英勇的德罗那之子又取一张新弓，进一步紧逼攻势。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war rapidly erodes moral boundaries: even those who enable combat (like charioteers) can become targets, showing the ethical pressure and escalation inherent in battlefield conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Ashvatthāmā hurls a spear and knocks down Sātyaki’s charioteer from the chariot, and then Ashvatthāmā takes up another bow to continue fighting.