कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ततः प्रयातो देवेश: सर्वैर्देवगणैर्वत:
tataḥ prayāto deveśaḥ sarvair devagaṇair vṛtaḥ
แล้วพระผู้เป็นใหญ่แห่งเทพทั้งหลายก็เสด็จจากไป โดยมีหมู่เทพทั้งปวงแวดล้อมติดตาม
पितामह उवाच
Even when divine forces appear in the narrative, they do not annul moral causality; their departure underscores that the war’s outcomes unfold within a larger order where actions and duties bear consequences.
Bhīṣma describes a moment after which the Lord of the gods (Indra) leaves, accompanied by the assembled deities, marking the end of a celestial episode and a transition back to the human battlefield narrative.