Shloka 93
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
।। तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने रक्षांसि पुरुषर्षभ
tasmiṃs tathā vartamāne rakṣāṃsi puruṣarṣabha
Sañjaya nói: Khi mọi việc đang diễn ra như thế, hỡi bậc trượng phu kiệt xuất, bọn rākṣasa (những loài quỷ dạ hành) bắt đầu hoạt động—một điềm gở chen vào dòng bạo liệt của đêm tối.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse signals how, when violence and disorder prevail—especially in the moral darkness of night—inauspicious and destructive forces are said to gain scope. It frames the episode as ethically degraded, not merely militarily strategic.
Sañjaya marks a transition: as events continue in the described manner, rākṣasas are mentioned as becoming present/active, heightening the ominous atmosphere around the nocturnal actions central to the Sauptika Parva.