Shloka 101
जग्मुः स्वानेव तत्राथ कालेनैव प्रचोदिता: । कितने ही मनुष्य निद्रामें अचेत पड़े थे और घोर अन्धकारसे घिर गये थे। वे सहसा उठकर कालसे प्रेरित हो आत्मीय जनोंका ही वध करने लगे || १०० $ ।। त्यक्त्वा द्वाराणि च द्वा:स्थास्तथा गुल्मानि गौल्मिका:
tyaktvā dvārāṇi ca dvāḥ-sthās tathā gulmāni gaulmīkāḥ
Sañjaya said: Abandoning the gates and the gatekeepers, and likewise the military posts and their guards, the assailants pressed on—an image of night-raid chaos in which ordinary protections collapse and violence spreads without discernment. The verse underscores the ethical horror of nocturnal slaughter: when fear and fate drive men, even the boundaries meant to restrain harm are cast aside.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the frenzy of nocturnal violence, normal safeguards and moral restraints are discarded. It points to the ethical degradation of war when killing proceeds without discrimination and protective boundaries fail.
In the Sauptika episode’s night attack, the assailants move through the camp, bypassing or abandoning the gates, sentries, and guarded posts, enabling unchecked entry and escalating slaughter amid darkness and confusion.