Shloka 413
भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः
Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā
विवर्णवदना भूत्वा पर्यपृच्छन्त ते सुतम् वर्तमान जनसंहारमें राजाको न देखकर वे महारथी आपके पुत्रको मारा गया मान बैठे और मुँह उदास करके सबसे आपके पुत्रका पता पूछने लगे
vivarṇavadanā bhūtvā paryapṛcchanta te sutam | vartamāna-jana-saṃhārame rājānaṃ na dadṛśuḥ | te mahārathinaḥ putraṃ tava hataṃ manyamānāḥ | mukhaṃ viṣaṇṇaṃ kṛtvā sarvataḥ putrasya te vārttāṃ papracchuḥ ||
三阇耶说道：他们面色惨白，神情黯然。在这仍在继续的屠戮之中，因不见国王，那些大车战士便认定你的儿子已遭杀害。带着哀戚的神色，他们四处打听你儿子的消息。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war breeds confusion and premature conclusions: when leadership is not visible, fear turns into assumption, and collective grief spreads without verified knowledge—an ethical reminder of the human cost of violence and the fragility of judgment under terror.
During the ongoing carnage, the Kaurava great warriors cannot see their king (Duryodhana). They infer he has been killed, become pale and dejected, and begin asking everywhere for information about him.