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Shloka 49

Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)

विवर्धयिषवो द्रौणेमहिमानं महात्मन: । जिज्ञासमानास्तत्तेज: सौप्तिकं च दिदृक्षव:,भूतोंके वे समूह बड़े भयंकर और तेजस्वी थे तथा सब ओर अपनी प्रभा फैला रहे थे। अश्वत्थामामें कितना तेज है, इस बातको वे जानना चाहते थे और सोते समय जो महान्‌ संहार होनेवाला था, उसे भी देखनेकी इच्छा रखते थे। साथ ही महामनस्वी द्रोणकुमारकी महिमा बढ़ाना चाहते थे; इसीलिये महादेवजीकी स्तुति करते हुए वे चारों ओरसे वहाँ आ पहुँचे। उनके हाथोंमें अत्यन्त भयंकर परिघ, चलते लुआठे, त्रिशूल और पट्टिश शोभा पा रहे थे

sañjaya uvāca |

vivardhayiṣavo drauṇe-mahimānaṃ mahātmanaḥ |

jijñāsamānās tat-tejaḥ sauptikaṃ ca didṛkṣavaḥ ||

మహాత్ముడైన ద్రోణపుత్రుని మహిమను వృద్ధి చేయదలచి, అతని తేజస్సు ఎంతటిదో తెలుసుకొనుటకు ఉత్సుకులై, నిద్రావస్థలో జరగబోయే ఆ సౌప్టిక సంహారమును దర్శించదలచి వారు అక్కడ సమవేతులయ్యిరి।

विवर्धयिषवःwishing to increase
विवर्धयिषवः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविवर्धयिषु (वृध् धातोः इच्छार्थक-प्रत्ययान्तः)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्रौणेःof Drona's son (Ashvatthama)
द्रौणेः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि (द्रोण-पुत्रः; अश्वत्थामा)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महिमानम्greatness, glory
महिमानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमा
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled one
महात्मनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
जिज्ञासमानाःdesiring to know, inquiring
जिज्ञासमानाः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootजिज्ञासमान (जिज्ञास् धातोः शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तेजःsplendor, power
तेजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सौप्तिकम्the sleeping-time (night) event; the Sauptika (slaughter)
सौप्तिकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसौप्तिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दिदृक्षवःwishing to see
दिदृक्षवः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदिदृक्षु (दृश् धातोः इच्छार्थक-प्रत्ययान्तः)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi, son of Droṇa)
D
Droṇa
S
sauptika (the sleeping/night-raid context)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores that acts of violence—especially those exploiting helplessness (sleep)—are not merely tactical but ethically charged; the desire to exalt martial ‘glory’ can invite and normalize darker forces, intensifying the moral culpability of the deed.

Sañjaya describes fearsome beings converging around Aśvatthāman: they want to enhance his renown, gauge his power, and witness the impending slaughter that will occur while the victims are asleep—setting the ominous tone for the Sauptika episode.