Shloka 25
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
ते दृष्टवा धर्षयन्तं तमतिमानुषविक्रमम्
te dṛṣṭvā dharṣayantaṃ tam atimānuṣa-vikramam
Thấy hắn—xông tới, dồn ép bằng sức mạnh táo bạo, phô bày uy lực vượt ngoài tầm người thường—họ nhận ra đà tấn công ghê rợn của hắn.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the moral danger of unrestrained force: when martial power becomes ‘superhuman’ in its intensity, it can eclipse discrimination and compassion, intensifying the ethical collapse typical of nocturnal, surprise violence.
Sañjaya describes onlookers witnessing a warrior’s fierce onslaught—an attacker whose valor seems beyond human—setting the tone of dread and imbalance that characterizes the Sauptika episode’s night-time violence.