Shloka 25
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
ते दृष्टवा धर्षयन्तं तमतिमानुषविक्रमम्
te dṛṣṭvā dharṣayantaṃ tam atimānuṣa-vikramam
Als sie ihn sahen—wie er mit kühner Gewalt vorwärtsdrängte und eine Kraft entfaltete, die über menschliches Maß hinausging—erkannten sie den furchterregenden Schwung seines Angriffs.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the moral danger of unrestrained force: when martial power becomes ‘superhuman’ in its intensity, it can eclipse discrimination and compassion, intensifying the ethical collapse typical of nocturnal, surprise violence.
Sañjaya describes onlookers witnessing a warrior’s fierce onslaught—an attacker whose valor seems beyond human—setting the tone of dread and imbalance that characterizes the Sauptika episode’s night-time violence.