Shloka 323
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
हत्वा पाज्चालराजानं रथमारुह्म तिष्ठति । राजन! वे सारी स्त्रियाँ अश्वत्थामाको देखकर बहुत डर गयी थीं; अतः दीन कण्ठसे बोलीं--'अरे! जल्दी दौड़ो! जल्दी दौड़ो! हमारी समझमें नहीं आता कि यह कोई राक्षस है या मनुष्य। देखो, यह पांचालराजकी हत्या करके रथपर चढ़कर खड़ा है”
sañjaya uvāca | hatvā pāñcālarājānaṃ ratham āruhya tiṣṭhati | rājan! tāḥ sarvāḥ striyaḥ aśvatthāmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayāt atidīnāḥ kaṇṭhena ūcuḥ—“are! kṣipraṃ dhāvata, kṣipraṃ dhāvata! na hi jānīmaḥ eṣa rākṣaso vā manuṣyo vā. paśyata, sa pāñcālarājasya vadhaṃ kṛtvā rathopari sthitaḥ.”
Sañjaya said: “Having slain the king of the Panchalas, he has mounted the chariot and stands there. O King! Seeing Aśvatthāmā, all the women were seized with terror; in broken, pitiable voices they cried, ‘Run—run quickly! We cannot tell whether this is a demon or a man. Look—after killing the Panchala king, he stands upon the chariot!’”
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