Shloka 27
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
अध्यतिष्ठत तेजस्वी रथं प्राप्प सुदर्शनम् स तस्य भवनादू राजन् निष्क्रम्यानादयन् दिश:
adhyatiṣṭhat tejasvī rathaṃ prāpya sudarśanam | sa tasya bhavanād rājann niṣkramyānādayan diśaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。光輝ある武者は、見事に整った壮麗な戦車に乗り込んだ。ついで、王よ、その住まいを出ると、四方の方角へと進路を定めて進み出た。夜の凄惨な戦の業が、いままさに展開しようとしていた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive action powered by tejas (martial energy), while the surrounding Sauptika narrative frames such energy within the ethical darkness of nocturnal violence—suggesting that prowess and resolve, when yoked to adharma, lead toward grievous consequences.
Sañjaya reports that the warrior mounts a splendid chariot and departs from a residence, setting out toward the directions—marking a transition into movement and impending action in the night-time events of the Sauptika Parva.