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 dit : Mais ces hommes, s’étant précipités hors du camp dans la panique, tremblants et désespérés de sauver leur vie, s’enfuirent saisis d’effroi.
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निष्पतितान्having rushed out / having fled
निष्पतितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्पतित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
त्रस्तान्terrified
त्रस्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शिबिरात्from the camp
शिबिरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशिबिर
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
जीवितैषिणःseeking life (desiring to survive)
जीवितैषिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवितैषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)श
शिबिर (military camp)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence and sudden terror reduce warriors to mere survival-seekers; in the collapse of order, fear overrides pride and duty, underscoring the ethical cost of ruthless warfare.
Sañjaya describes people in the camp who, struck by panic, rush out and flee—trembling and intent only on saving their lives—amid the chaos following the night attack in the Sauptika episode.