विषङ्गपलायनम् (Viṣaṅga-palāyanam) — Aftermath of the First Battle Day
इमं वृत्तान्तमाकर्ण्य भण्डः क्षोभमथाययौ / रात्रौ कपटसंग्रामं दुष्टानां निर्जरद्रुहाम् / मन्त्रिणी दण्डनाथा च श्रुत्वा निर्वेदमापतुः
imaṃ vṛttāntamākarṇya bhaṇḍaḥ kṣobhamathāyayau / rātrau kapaṭasaṃgrāmaṃ duṣṭānāṃ nirjaradruhām / mantriṇī daṇḍanāthā ca śrutvā nirvedamāpatuḥ
Hearing this account, Bhaṇḍa was seized by agitation and wrath: a deceitful night-battle waged by the wicked, traitors to the gods. Mantriṇī and Daṇḍanātha, on hearing it, fell into dismay and weariness.