Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

राजानं निहतं दृष्टवा भूशं॑ शोकपरायणा:

Transliteration

rājānaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang makita nilang napatay ang hari, lubos silang nilamon ng dalamhati; ang kanilang isipan ay ganap na bumaling sa pagdadalamhati matapos ang gayong kapahamakan.

Word by Word

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृश

• शोक-परायणाः: devoted to grief, grief-stricken
• शोक-परायणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोकपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and psychological consequence of violence: the fall of a ruler does not end conflict cleanly but unleashes collective grief and disorientation, reminding the listener that adharma-driven destruction culminates in sorrow rather than true victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing the king killed, those present (the king’s side/attendants) are plunged into intense mourning, setting the emotional tone for the immediate aftermath described in the Sauptika Parva.