Shloka 108
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
वेपमानान् क्षितौ भीतान् नैव कांश्रचिदमुज्चताम् । नामुच्यत तयो: वक्षिन्निष्क्रान्त: शिबिराद् बहि:
vepamānān kṣitau bhītān naiva kāṁścid amuñcatām | nāmuñcyata tayoḥ vakṣi nīṣkrāntaḥ śibirād bahiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「彼らは地に伏して震えおののいていたが、誰一人として放たれなかった。あの二人から逃れ得た者はなく、陣を出て外へ至っても、彼らは生き残りを許さず殺戮を続けた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical collapse that accompanies vengeance-driven warfare: the terrified and helpless are shown no mercy, highlighting how adharma manifests when restraint and compassion are abandoned.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the attackers allowed no one to escape; even those trembling on the ground were not spared, and the killing continued outside the camp as well.