Shloka 130
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
अन्योन्यं सम्परिष्वज्य शयानान् द्रवतो5परान् | संलीनान् युद्धयमानांश्व सर्वान् द्रौणिरपोथयत्
anyonyam sampariṣvajya śayānān dravatoparān | saṃlīnān yuddhayamānāṃś ca sarvān drauṇir apothayat ||
کچھ لوگ ایک دوسرے سے لپٹ کر پڑے تھے، کچھ گھبراہٹ میں بھاگ رہے تھے؛ کچھ چھپے ہوئے تھے اور کچھ لڑنے کی کوشش کر رہے تھے—دروṇ کے بیٹے اشوتھاما نے سب کو کاٹ گرایا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can descend into adharma when restraint and rules collapse—especially in a night raid where the vulnerable (sleeping, fleeing, hiding) are killed. It invites reflection on ethical limits in conflict and the consequences of vengeance-driven violence.
Sañjaya describes the chaos in the camp during Aśvatthāman’s nocturnal assault: some warriors lie embracing in sleep, some run, some hide, some try to fight; Aśvatthāman cuts them all down indiscriminately.