Shloka 11
शल्यपर्वणि प्रथमाध्यायः — Karṇa-vadha-anantaraṃ Śalya-niyogaḥ, Saṃjayasya Dhṛtarāṣṭra-nivedanam
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा हतबन्धू रणाजिरात् । अपसृत्य हृदं घोरं विवेश रिपुजाद भयात्,तदनन्तर राजा दुर्योधन अपने भाइयोंके मारे जानेपर समरांगणसे दूर जाकर शत्रुके भयसे भयंकर तालाबमें घुस गया
tato duryodhano rājā hatabandhū raṇājirāt | apasṛtya hṛdaṃ ghoraṃ viveśa ripujād bhayāt ||
于是，杜尤陀那王见亲族与兄弟尽殁于战场，便从阵地退去。因惧敌之威，他遁入一处可怖的湖中——此举非勇武之象，乃其事业在义理与兵势双双崩塌之际的绝望退避。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and the loss of one’s supporting kin can drive a ruler into ignoble flight. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such retreat signals the unraveling of adharma-based power: when inner steadiness and righteous grounding are absent, kingship collapses into panic and concealment.
After many of his brothers/kinsmen have been killed, Duryodhana leaves the battlefield and, fearing the enemy, hides by entering a terrifying lake. This sets the stage for subsequent events in which he is sought out and confronted.