Shloka 142
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
मुदितानां वितृप्तानां तस्मिन् महति वैशसे । समेतानि बहून्यासन् भूतानि च जनाधिप,वहाँ उस महान् जनसंहारमें तृप्त और आनन्दित हुए क्रूर कर्म करनेवाले घोर रूपधारी महाकाय राक्षसोंके कई दल थे। किसी दलमें दस हजार, किसीमें एक लाख और किसीमें एक अर्बुद (दस लाख) राक्षस थे। नरेश्वर! वहाँ और भी बहुत-से मांसभक्षी प्राणी एकत्र हो गये थे
sañjaya uvāca |
muditānāṃ vitṛptānāṃ tasmin mahati vaiśase |
sametāni bahūny āsan bhūtāni ca janādhipa ||
Sañjaya said: O lord of men, in that great scene of slaughter, many hordes of fierce beings had gathered—rejoicing and sated—drawn to the carnage as if it were their feast. The passage underscores the moral horror of war: violence does not end with human death, but becomes a lure for cruel, predatory forces that delight in suffering.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical degradation caused by mass violence: slaughter becomes a magnet for cruel, predatory forces that rejoice in suffering, implying that adharma in war has consequences beyond the immediate human conflict.
Sanjaya describes the aftermath/scene of intense killing, where many fearsome beings (bhūtas and similar entities, as elaborated in the surrounding narration) gather at the site, delighted and satisfied by the carnage.