Shloka 336
विद्रवन्तु दिशो भीता: सिंहत्रस्ता मृगा इव । “श्रीकृष्ण! आज कर्णके मारे जानेपर राजासहित धृतराष्ट्रके सभी पुत्र सिंहसे डरे हुए मृगोंके समान भयभीत हो सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें भाग जायूँ
vidravantu diśo bhītāḥ siṁhatrastā mṛgā iva |
Sañjaya sprach: «O Śrī Kṛṣṇa! Wenn Karṇa heute fällt, mögen alle Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras samt ihrem König, von Furcht ergriffen, in alle Himmelsrichtungen fliehen—wie Hirsche, die vor einem Löwen erschrecken.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear inevitably overtakes those whose strength rests on pride and external supports: when the chief protector falls, confidence collapses and the unrighteous cause loses cohesion.
Sañjaya describes (in vivid simile) the expected panic and scattering of the Kaurava forces—fleeing in all directions like deer startled by a lion—especially in the context of Karṇa being slain and the Kaurava side losing its main champion.