Looking on all sides and seeing the earth vacant, himself deprived all his troops while the Pandavas were joyously roaring aloud for the fulfillment of all their objects, Duryodhana, O king, unable to bear the sound of arrows discharged by those great heroes, became stupefied. Deprived of troops and animals, he made up his mind to fly from the field.
ततो वीक्ष्य दिशः सर्वा दृष्ट्वा शून्यां च मेदिनीम्। विहीनः सर्वयोधैश्च पाण्डवान् वीक्ष्य संयुगे॥ मुदितान् सर्वतः सिद्धान् नर्दमानान् समन्ततः। बाणशब्दरवांश्चैव श्रुत्वा तेषां महात्मनाम्॥ दुर्योधनो महाराज कश्मलेनाभिसंवृतः। अपयाने मनश्चक्रे विहीनबलवाहनः॥