Shloka 37
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
तमभिद्रुत्य जग्राह क्षितौ चैनमपातयत्
tam abhidrutya jagrāha kṣitau cainam apātayat
Sañjaya said: Rushing straight at him, he seized him and hurled him down upon the earth—an act of overpowering force that underscores how, in the night’s ruthless violence, restraint and the norms of honorable combat are eclipsed by sheer domination.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, amid the Sauptika Parva’s nocturnal slaughter, brute force replaces the ethical restraints associated with fair combat; it implicitly contrasts the collapse of dharmic conduct with the raw mechanics of violence.
In Sañjaya’s report, one combatant rushes at an opponent, grabs him, and throws him down to the ground—describing a decisive physical overpowering during the night-time assault.