चोदयन्तश्न सैन्यानि स्वस्त्रीयांश्ष॒ तथापरे । सम्बन्धिनस्तथान्ये च प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश,कितने ही योद्धा अपनी सेनाओंको, दूसरे लोग भानजोंको और कितने ही अपने सगे- सम्बन्धियोंको भागनेकी आज्ञा देते हुए दसों दिशाओंकी ओर भाग खड़े हुए
codayantaś ca sainyāni sva-strīyāṃś ca tathāpare | sambandhinas tathānye ca prādravan diśo daśa ||
Sañjaya said: Urging their own troops onward, and others calling out to their womenfolk, while still others shouting to their kinsmen, they fled in panic—scattering toward all ten directions. The scene reflects the moral collapse that can overtake an army when fear overrides duty and order, turning a battlefield into a flight for survival.
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