Shloka 3
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
समेत्य समरे राजन् हतशेषा: सुतास्तव । अदृश्यमाने कौरव्ये पुत्रे दुर्योधने तव
sametya samare rājan hataśeṣāḥ sutās tava | adṛśyamāne kauravye putre duryodhane tava ||
قال سنجيا: «أيها الملك، إن أبناءك—القلة الباقية بعد المقتلة—اجتمعوا في ساحة القتال. غير أنّ ابنك الكورَفي دُريودَهنَة لم يُرَ في موضعٍ ما؛ فقد غاب عن الأنظار.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the aftermath of adharma-fueled war: when violence consumes a lineage, even the victors or survivors are left scattered, anxious, and without clear leadership. It implicitly warns that unrighteous ambition leads not to stable power but to ruin and disorientation.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the few surviving sons of the king have gathered on the battlefield, but Duryodhana cannot be seen—he has disappeared from view—setting the stage for the next developments in the war’s closing phase.