Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
।। तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने रक्षांसि पुरुषर्षभ
tasmiṃs tathā vartamāne rakṣāṃsi puruṣarṣabha
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ ខណៈដែលហេតុការណ៍កំពុងដំណើរការដូច្នោះ ឱ បុរសប្រសើរដូចគោឧសភៈ រក្សស (អសុរាដើរពេលយប់) ក៏ចាប់ផ្តើមសកម្ម—ជាសញ្ញាអមង្គលមួយក្នុងអំពើហិង្សានៃរាត្រី។
संजय उवाच
The verse signals how, when violence and disorder prevail—especially in the moral darkness of night—inauspicious and destructive forces are said to gain scope. It frames the episode as ethically degraded, not merely militarily strategic.
Sañjaya marks a transition: as events continue in the described manner, rākṣasas are mentioned as becoming present/active, heightening the ominous atmosphere around the nocturnal actions central to the Sauptika Parva.