Shloka 91
युयुत्युर्वाच निहते शकुनौ तत्र सज्ञातिसुतबान्धवे,युयुत्सुने कहा--चाचाजी! जाति, भाई और पुत्रसहित शकुनिके मारे जानेपर जिसके शेष परिवार नष्ट हो गये थे, वह राजा दुर्योधन अपने घोड़ेको युद्धभूमिमें ही छोड़कर भयके मारे पूर्व दिशाकी ओर भाग गया
sañjaya uvāca | nihate śakunau tatra sa-jñāti-suta-bāndhave dūryodhanaḥ | aśvaṃ raṇa-bhūmau eva parityajya bhayāt pūrva-diśaṃ prādravat ||
サンジャヤは言った。「その場でシャクニが、親族・子ら・同盟の者どもとともに討たれると、残る頼みが砕け散ったのを見たドゥルヨーダナ王は、戦場に馬を捨て、恐れに駆られて東へと逃げ去った。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical consequence of adharma: when one’s power is built on deceitful counsel and unstable bonds, it collapses in crisis, and fear replaces courage. It implicitly contrasts true kṣātra steadiness with panic born of moral and strategic ruin.
After Śakuni is killed along with his supporting circle of relatives and allies, Duryodhana—now bereft of that backing—abandons his horse on the battlefield and flees eastward in fear.