Shloka 99
ततः प्रत्यवहारो5भूत् पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते | कौरवाणां च दीनानां द्रोणे युधि निपातिते,प्रजानाथ! तदनन्तर युद्धस्थलमें द्रोणाचार्यके मारे जानेके बाद पाण्डवों तथा दीन कौरवोंकी सेनाएँ अपने-अपने शिविरकी ओर चल दीं
tataḥ pratyavahāro 'bhūt pāṇḍavānāṃ viśāṃpate | kauravāṇāṃ ca dīnānāṃ droṇe yudhi nipātite prajānātha ||
సంజయుడు చెప్పెను—ప్రజానాథా! యుద్ధంలో ద్రోణుడు పడిపోయిన తరువాత పాండవులకూ, దుఃఖిత కౌరవులకూ ఉపసంహరణ జరిగింది; రెండు సేనలూ తమ తమ శిబిరాల వైపు తిరిగాయి।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the fall of a central, respected leader can abruptly change the moral and strategic atmosphere of war: even amid relentless conflict, shock, grief, and loss of command can force a pause and reorientation. It implicitly underscores the ethical weight carried by revered figures and how their death destabilizes both sides.
After Droṇa is slain in battle, both armies—Pāṇḍava and the now-dispirited Kaurava forces—withdraw from the battlefield and move toward their respective camps, marking a momentary cessation and regrouping following a major turning point.