Mahabharata 3.65.6 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 6
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
अथार्धरात्रसमये नि:शब्दस्तिमिते तदा । सुप्ते सार्थे परिश्रान्ते हस्तियूथमुपागमत्
athārdharātrasamaye niḥśabdastimite tadā | supte sārthe pariśrānte hastiyūtham upāgamat ||
പിന്നീട് അർദ്ധരാത്രിസമയത്ത്, എല്ലാം നിശ്ശബ്ദവും നിശ്ചലവുമായിരിക്കെ, ക്ഷീണിച്ച കാരവാൻ ഉറങ്ങിക്കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ— ആനകളുടെ ഒരു കൂട്ടം അവിടെ എത്തി.
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The verse underscores how fatigue and inattentiveness (pramāda) make even an organized group vulnerable; in the wilderness, one must balance rest with prudent vigilance, since natural forces and animals act without malice yet can cause great harm.
At midnight, when the merchant caravan is asleep and the surroundings are silent, a herd of wild elephants arrives at a nearby mountain river to drink; the herd observes the sleeping merchants and the elephants traveling with them, setting up an impending encounter.
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