हतप्रवीरैर् भूयिष्ठं द्विपैर् बहुपदातिभिः ॥
वृतः शारद्वतो ऽगच्छत् कष्टं कष्टम् इति ब्रुवन् ॥
भोजानीकेन शिष्टेन कलिङ्गारट्टबाह्लिकैः ॥
कृतवर्मा वृतो राजन् प्रायात् सुजवनैर् हयैः ॥
पदातिगणसंयुक्तस् त्रस्तो राजन् भयार्दितः ॥
उलूकः प्राद्रवत् तत्र दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं निपातितम् ॥
hatapravīrair bhūyiṣṭhaṃ dvipair bahupadātibhiḥ ||
vṛtaḥ śāradvato 'gacchat kaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭam iti bruvan ||
bhojānīkena śiṣṭena kaliṅgāraṭṭabāhlikaiḥ ||
kṛtavarmā vṛto rājan prāyāt sujavanair hayaiḥ ||
padātigaṇasaṃyuktas trasto rājan bhayārditaḥ ||
ulūkaḥ prādravat tatra dṛṣṭvā droṇaṃ nipātitam ||
Surrounded mostly by elephants with their heroes slain and by many foot soldiers, Sharadvata [Kripa] withdrew, saying, "Woe, woe!" With the surviving army of the Bhojas, with the Kalingas, Arattas and Bahlikas, Kritavarman, surrounded, O king, retreated on swift horses. With bands of foot soldiers, terrified, O king, tormented by fear, Uluka fled there, seeing Drona struck down.
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Kripa departs with the bitter refrain "woe, woe!" -- and in this old teacher's lament can be heard a verdict on the whole war. It is telling that both the valiant and the seasoned retreat: Drona's death has laid bare the futility of the very battle. The verse teaches that there is a defeat wiser than victory, for it opens the eyes to the senselessness of strife; and the lament "kashtam" is not cowardice but the first glimmer of insight through the smoke of slaughter.