Shloka 18
सौप्तिकपर्व — धृष्टद्युम्नसारथिवृत्तान्तः
Report of the Night Raid and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament
संग्रामचन्द्रोदयवेगवेलं द्रोणार्णवं ज्यातलनेमिघोषम् । ये तेरुरुच्चावचशस्त्रनौभि- स्ते राजपुत्रा निहता: प्रमादात्
saṅgrāmacandrodayavegavelaṃ droṇārṇavaṃ jyātalanemighoṣam | ye terur uccāvacāśastranāubhis te rājaputrā nihatāḥ pramādāt ||
Wika ni Sūta: Ang digmaan, na parang pagsikat ng buwan, ay nagpalaki sa rumaragasang alon ng ‘dagat ni Droṇa’—na ang ugong ay tunog ng bagting at ng mga gulong ng karwahe. Ang mga prinsipe na minsang tumawid sa ‘dagat ni Droṇa’ sa pamamagitan ng mga bangkang yari sa sari-saring sandata, mataas man o mababa, ay napatay rin sa huli dahil sa kawalang-ingat.
सूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights pramāda (heedlessness) as a decisive cause of downfall: even those who overcome immense dangers through courage and skill can be destroyed when vigilance and self-control lapse.
Sūta poetically recalls the terrifying ‘Droṇa-ocean’ of battle—its waves and roar likened to martial sounds—and notes that the very princes who once survived that ordeal by ‘boating’ across with their weapons were later killed due to negligence.