Shloka 35
द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake
अनेकशतसाहस्रे बले दुर्योधनस्य ह । नान्यो महारथो राजन् जीवमानो व्यदृश्यत
anekaśata-sāhasre bale duryodhanasya ha | nānyo mahāratho rājan jīvamāno vyadṛśyata ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, within Duryodhana’s host—once numbering many hundreds of thousands—no living great chariot-warrior could be seen, save Droṇa’s son, the valiant Aśvatthāmā, Kṛtavarmā, Kṛpa of the Gautama lineage, and your son King Duryodhana.”
संजय उवाच
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The verse underscores the devastating cost of adharma-driven conflict: vast armies and famed warriors are reduced to a handful of survivors. It highlights impermanence and the moral weight of choices that lead to collective ruin.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that among Duryodhana’s once-enormous forces, only a few top-tier warriors remain alive—Aśvatthāmā, Kṛtavarmā, Kṛpa, and Duryodhana—indicating the near-total destruction of the Kaurava side.