Shloka 21

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍त्वा तु वचनं विरराम परंतप: । सुत: पाज्चालराजस्य आक्रान्तो बलिना भृूशम्‌,ऐसा कहकर बलवान शत्रुके द्वारा बड़े जोरसे दबाया हुआ शत्रुसंतापी पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न चुप हो गया

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu vacanaṃ virarāma parantapaḥ | sutaḥ pāñcālarājasya ākrānto balinā bhṛśam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having spoken these words, the foe-scorching prince of the Pāñcāla king fell silent—overpowered and pressed down with great force by the mighty assailant. The scene underscores the brutal imbalance of power in the night slaughter, where speech and appeal give way to sheer violence, raising a stark ethical contrast between warrior codes and ruthless killing.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• विरराम: ceased/stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपद, active

• परंतपः: the foe-tormenter (epithet)
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पाञ्चालराजस्य: of the king of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालराज
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• आक्रान्तः: overpowered/pressed down
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-क्रम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular, passive (PPP)

• बलिना: by the strong one
• बलिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly/violently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāñcāla king (Drupada)
• the mighty assailant (unnamed here; contextually Aśvatthāmā)