ततो जंभं हतं दृष्ट्वा दानवेन्द्राः पराङ्मुखाः । सर्वे ते भग्नसंकल्पा दुद्रुवुस्तारकं प्रति
tato jaṃbhaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ | sarve te bhagnasaṃkalpā dudruvustārakaṃ prati
پھر جَمبھ کو مارا ہوا دیکھ کر دانَووں کے سردار پیٹھ پھیر گئے؛ ان کے ارادے ٹوٹ گئے اور سب تارک کی طرف بھاگ نکلے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Asura lords recoil and turn their chariots away, banners drooping; dust rises as they flee in disorder toward the distant figure/fortress of Tāraka, while devas regroup behind Indra.
When adharma loses its champions, its confidence collapses; unrighteous alliances often retreat into further arrogance rather than reform.
No sacred geography is referenced in this verse.
None.