Shloka 24
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
दृष्टवा तु हतविक्रान्तं स््वमनीक॑ महाबल: । तव पुत्रो महाराज प्रययौ यत्र सौबल:,महाराज! अपनी सेनाका पराक्रम नष्ट हुआ देख आपका महाबली पुत्र दुर्योधन वहीं चला गया, जहाँ सुबलपुत्र शकुनि खड़ा था
dṛṣṭvā tu hatavikrāntaṃ svam anīkaṃ mahābalaḥ | tava putro mahārāja prayayau yatra saubalaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。自軍の陣形がかつての武威を失ったのを見て、陛下よ、あなたの剛力の子ドゥルヨーダナは、サウバラ（シャクニ）が立つ場所へ赴いた。この詩句は、退いて策を求める一瞬を示す。力が揺らぐとき、指導者は政略と策謀の立案者へと向かい、カウラヴァがダルマの堅固な決意よりも、計算された助言に依存していることを露わにする。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When power and momentum collapse, a ruler’s next step reveals his inner compass: turning to wise, dharmic counsel can restore clarity, but turning to manipulative counsel deepens adharma. The verse highlights the Kaurava pattern of relying on Śakuni’s calculating guidance rather than self-restraint and righteous policy.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana, seeing his own forces’ prowess shattered, moves toward Śakuni (called Saubala), presumably to confer and decide the next course of action amid the deteriorating battlefield situation.