Shloka 30
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
ते5पि वै विद्रुता राम दिशो दश भयात् तदा | दुर्योधने हते शल्ये विद्रुतेषु कृपादिषु
te 'pi vai vidrutā rāma diśo daśa bhayāt tadā | duryodhane hate śalye vidruteṣu kṛpādiṣu ||
Nārada said: “O Rāma, they too fled in fear at that time, scattering to the ten directions—when Duryodhana had been slain, when Śalya had fallen, and when Kṛpa and the others had taken flight.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
When unrighteous leadership collapses, fear and disintegration follow: the fall of key figures (Duryodhana and Śalya) triggers the rout of their supporters, illustrating the moral and practical consequences of adharma in war.
Nārada reports to Paraśurāma that after Duryodhana and Śalya were killed, the remaining Kaurava-aligned warriors—named by Kṛpa and others—panicked and fled in all directions.