Duryodhana hiding in the lake. Source: Wikimedia
Duryodhana in the Lake, from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie.
After Karna is defeated Duryodhana's forces start to fall apart. Kripa tells Duryodhana that he should sue for peace since his defeat is inevitable. Duryodhana denies this request and says they must fight it out till the end. Shayla becomes the new leader of Duryodhana's army, but they are soon after defeated, causing Duryodhana to flea with his mace. He decides to hide at the bottom of a lake because he has the power to survive under water. Shayla was slayed by Yudhishthira and Duryodhana's army completely fell apart. As Duryodhana hid, all of his brothers and warriors were killed except a small few that were left. Yudhishthira's party finds out where Duryodhana is hiding after a long while and go to the lake to confront him. Duryodhana offers to hand over the kingdom to Yudhishthira, but he cannot accept. Yudhishthira says he can only accept such a thing that he has won in battle. Duryodhana agrees to fight them if they will fight one by one. Bhima is the first to face him but he breaks the rules of combat and breaks Duryodhana's knee. Yudhishthira smacks him and scolds him for what he did. Krishna prevents Balarama from disciplining Bhima.
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