I shall now describe the contents of the terrible tenth Parva, named Sauptika. On the departure of the Pandavas the great car-warrior, Kritavarma. Kripa and the son of Drona (Ashvathama) came in the evening to he place where Duryodhana was lying with the brocken thigh.
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सौप्तिकं पर्व दारुणम्। भग्नोरं यत्र राजानं दुर्योधनममर्षणम्॥ अपयातेषु पार्थेषु त्रयस्तेऽभ्याययूरथाः। कृतवर्मा कृपो द्रौणि: सायाह्ने रुधिरक्षितम्॥