Shloka 103
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
पलायतां दिशस्तेषां स्वानप्युत्सृज्य बान्धवान्
palāyatāṁ diśas teṣāṁ svān apy utsṛjya bāndhavān
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa pagtakbo nila sa lahat ng dako, iniwan pa nila maging ang sarili nilang mga tao at mga kamag-anak—nanaig ang sindak kaysa katapatan at tungkulin sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear can eclipse dharma: in moments of terror, people may forsake even their closest bonds. Ethically, it warns that panic erodes loyalty and responsibility, revealing the fragility of social and familial duties under extreme violence.
Sañjaya describes a scene of rout and confusion: combatants scatter in every direction, and in their flight they abandon their own companions and relatives. The line underscores the breakdown of order and solidarity during the turmoil of the Sauptika events.