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Shloka 125

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

न च सुप्तं प्रमत्तं वा न्यस्तशस्त्रं कृताउ्जलिम्‌ | धावन्तं मुक्तकेशं वा हन्ति पार्थो धनंजय:,“कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुन सोये हुए, असावधान, शस्त्रहीन, हाथ जोड़े हुए, भागते हुए अथवा बाल खोलकर दीनता दिखाते हुए मनुष्यको कभी नहीं मारते हैं

na ca suptaṁ pramattaṁ vā nyastaśastraṁ kṛtāñjalim | dhāvantaṁ muktakeśaṁ vā hanti pārtho dhanañjayaḥ ||

سنجے نے کہا—پارتھ دھننجے (ارجن) نہ سوتے ہوئے کو مارتا ہے، نہ غافل کو؛ نہ اس کو جس نے ہتھیار رکھ دیے ہوں، نہ ہاتھ جوڑ کر پناہ مانگنے والے کو؛ نہ بھاگتے ہوئے کو، نہ بال کھول کر بے بسی دکھانے والے کو۔

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुप्तम्sleeping (person)
सुप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रमत्तम्careless, inattentive
प्रमत्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रमत्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
न्यस्त-शस्त्रम्one who has laid aside weapons, unarmed
न्यस्त-शस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस्तशस्त्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत-अञ्जलिम्with hands joined in supplication
कृत-अञ्जलिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृताञ्जलि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धावन्तम्running (away)
धावन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधावत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मुक्त-केशम्with loosened hair (in distress/submission)
मुक्त-केशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमुक्तकेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
हन्तिkills, strikes down
हन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पार्थःson of Pritha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनञ्जयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)
धनञ्जयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनञ्जय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna
P
Pārtha
D
Dhanañjaya
K
Kuntī

Educational Q&A

Even in warfare, dharma imposes limits: a righteous warrior should not kill those who are defenseless—sleeping, careless, unarmed, supplicating with folded hands, fleeing, or visibly surrendering. Arjuna is presented as embodying this restraint.

In the Sauptika Parva context—where night-time slaughter and attacks on the unsuspecting are central—Sañjaya highlights Arjuna’s established conduct in battle, contrasting his standards with acts that violate the accepted code of combat.