Shloka 106

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

तांस्तु निष्पतितांस्त्रस्तानू शिबिराज्जीवितैषिण:

Transliteration

tāṁs tu niṣpatitāṁs trastān śibirāj jīvitaiṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: But those men, rushing out of the camp in panic—trembling and desperate to save their lives—fled in terror.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• निष्पतितान्: having rushed out / having fled
• निष्पतितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्पतित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्रस्तान्: terrified
• त्रस्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शिबिरात्: from the camp
• शिबिरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• जीवितैषिणः: seeking life (desiring to survive)
• जीवितैषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवितैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• शिबिर (military camp)