Shloka 119
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Devanagari script
किज्वित्प्राणैश्न पुरुषै्हतै श्चान्यी: सहस्रश:
Transliteration
kicit pr01ai ca puruai hatai c01nyai sahasra5ba
Translation
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—சிலர் இன்னும் உயிர்மூச்சைத் தழுவிக் கொண்டிருந்தனர்; மற்றவர்கள்—ஆயிரக்கணக்கில்—ஏற்கனவே கொல்லப்பட்டிருந்தனர்.
Word by Word
किञ्चित्somewhat; a little; something
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
Formindeclinable
प्राणैःwith lives/breaths
प्राणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Formindeclinable (negation)
पुरुषैःby/with men
पुरुषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
हतैःkilled; slain
हतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहन्
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural (past passive participle: हत)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formindeclinable (conjunction)
अन्यैःby/with others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
Formindeclinable (distributive adverb)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sa f1jayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of adharma in warfare: when violence becomes indiscriminate, the difference between the living and the dead is reduced to a grim tally, warning against cruelty and loss of restraint.
Sanjaya reports the aftermath amid the night’s slaughter: some people are still alive, while many others—numbering in thousands—have already been killed.