Shloka 128
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
तदनन्तर दो ही घड़ीमें कराहते और विलाप करते हुए मनुष्योंका वह भयंकर कोलाहल शान्त हो गया ।। शोणितव्यतिषिक्तायां वसुधायां च भूमिप । तद्रजस्तुमुलं घोर क्षणेनान्तरधीयत,राजन! खूनसे भीगी हुई पृथ्वीपर गिरकर वह भयानक धूल क्षणभरमें अदृश्य हो गयी
tad-anantaraṁ dvi hi ghaḍī-madhye karāhate vilapate ca manuṣyāṇāṁ sa bhayaṅkaraḥ kolāhalaḥ śāntaḥ abhavat | śoṇita-vyatīṣiktāyāṁ vasudhāyāṁ ca bhūmipa | tad-rajas tumulaṁ ghoraṁ kṣaṇenāntaradhīyata rājān |
Daraufhin verstummte binnen zweier ghaḍīs das schreckliche Getöse der Menschen, die stöhnten und klagten. O König, auf der vom Blut getränkten und beschmierten Erde verschwand der furchtbare, wirbelnde Staub, der im Tumult aufgestiegen war, in einem Augenblick.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and existential aftermath of violence: intense suffering and chaos are transient, but the consequences—symbolized by blood-soaked earth—remain as a stark witness. It invites reflection on the ethical cost of war and the hollow quiet that follows cruelty.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the terrifying cries of wounded and dying men cease within a short time, and the thick, dreadful dust stirred up during the slaughter settles and disappears upon the blood-drenched ground—signaling that the night’s carnage has reached a grim stillness.