Shloka 15
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
तत:ः खड्गवरं धीमान् भूताय प्राहिणोत् तदा
tataḥ khaḍgavaraṃ dhīmān bhūtāya prāhiṇot tadā
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the moral gloom of the Sauptika events, violence and fear intensify to the point that action is taken against a ‘bhūta’—suggesting that adharma-driven conflict breeds dread, confusion, and ominous escalation beyond ordinary human combat.
Sañjaya reports that ‘the wise one’ (a capable agent in the episode) sends or hurls a fine sword toward a ‘bhūta’ at that moment, indicating a sudden, tense encounter amid the night-time violence characteristic of the Sauptika Parva.