Shloka 16
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Devanagari script
तमुत्पतन्तं शयनाददश्व॒त्थामा महाबल:
Transliteration
tam utpatantaṃ śayanād adaśvatthāmā mahābalaḥ
Translation
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அப்போது மாபலன் அசுவத்தாமன் அவன் படுக்கையிலிருந்து திடீரென எழுந்தெழுந்ததை கண்டான்.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उत्पतन्तम्leaping up / springing up
उत्पतन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√पत्
FormPresent active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
शयनात्from (his) bed / from lying down
शयनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशयन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthaman
अश्वत्थामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःmighty / of great strength
महाबलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AśvatthāmāB
bed (śayana)Character 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 underscores how swiftly fear and aggression escalate in a climate of vengeance: a single sudden movement becomes a trigger in a night governed by suspicion and violence, highlighting the ethical collapse characteristic of the Sauptika episode.
Sanjaya reports that Aśvatthāmā notices someone abruptly rising from a bed. The moment functions as a narrative cue of alarm and imminent action within the nocturnal events of the Sauptika Parva.