Shloka 142
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
मुदितानां वितृप्तानां तस्मिन् महति वैशसे । समेतानि बहून्यासन् भूतानि च जनाधिप
sañjaya uvāca |
muditānāṃ vitṛptānāṃ tasmin mahati vaiśase |
sametāni bahūny āsan bhūtāni ca janādhipa ||
नरेश्वर! उस महान् जनसंहार में तृप्त और मुदित होकर बहुत-से भूत-प्रेतादि तथा अन्य घोर प्राणी भी वहाँ एकत्र हो गये थे।
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.