Shloka 106

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

तांस्तु निष्पतितांस्त्रस्तानू शिबिराज्जीवितैषिण:

Transliteration

tāṁs tu niṣpatitāṁs trastān śibirāj jīvitaiṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ngunit ang mga taong iyon, na nagmadaling lumabas sa kampo sa matinding sindak, nanginginig at desperadong iligtas ang kanilang buhay, ay tumakas na puno ng takot.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• निष्पतितान्: having rushed out / having fled
• निष्पतितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्पतित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्रस्तान्: terrified
• त्रस्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शिबिरात्: from the camp
• शिबिरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• जीवितैषिणः: seeking life (desiring to survive)
• जीवितैषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवितैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• शिबिर (military camp)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how violence and sudden terror reduce warriors to mere survival-seekers; in the collapse of order, fear overrides pride and duty, underscoring the ethical cost of ruthless warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes people in the camp who, struck by panic, rush out and flee—trembling and intent only on saving their lives—amid the chaos following the night attack in the Sauptika episode.