Shloka 44
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
तस्य लोहितरक्तस्य दीप्तखड्गस्य युध्यत: । अमानुष इवाकारो बभौ परमभीषण:,वह खूनसे रँग गया था। जूझते हुए उस वीरकी तलवार चमक रही थी। उस समय उसका आकार मानवेतर प्राणीके समान अत्यन्त भयंकर प्रतीत होता था
tasya lohita-raktasya dīpta-khaḍgasya yudhyataḥ | amānuṣa iva ākāro babhau paramabhīṣaṇaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。戦う彼の身は深紅の血に染まり、勇士の剣は猛々しい光を放っていた。その時の彼の姿はほとんど人ならぬもののように、ことのほか恐ろしかった。夜戦の狂気が、戦から人間の尺度と自制を奪い去るさまがそこに現れていた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked violence in war—especially in the lawless atmosphere of night fighting—can make a person appear 'amānuṣa' (inhuman), suggesting an ethical warning about the loss of humanity when dharma is eclipsed by rage and slaughter.
Sañjaya describes a warrior in combat, drenched in blood with a gleaming sword, whose appearance becomes terrifyingly inhuman—an image that heightens the horror and intensity of the Sauptika episode.