Shloka 111

Devanagari script

कांश्रिदापततो वीरानपरांश्ैव धावत:

Transliteration

kāṁś cid āpatato vīrān aparāṁś caiva dhāvataḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Some warriors were seen rushing forward to attack, while others were fleeing in panic—revealing how, in the chaos of night-war, courage and fear arise side by side and moral order collapses into confusion.

Word by Word

• कांश्चित्: some (persons)
• कांश्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आपततः: they two fall upon / attack
• आपततः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पत्
• Form: Present, Third, Dual

• वीरान्: heroes, warriors
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरान्: others
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धावतः: they two run / rush
• धावतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव्
• Form: Present, Third, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• warriors (vīrāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and psychological disintegration that accompanies violent chaos: even the brave may flee, and aggression and panic coexist—suggesting how adharma-driven conflict erodes steadiness, discernment, and order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene in which some fighters charge at opponents while others run away, conveying the confusion and terror typical of the Sauptika Parva’s night-time slaughter and its disordered combat.