Shloka 108
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
Devanagari script
वेपमानान् क्षितौ भीतान् नैव कांश्रचिदमुज्चताम् । नामुच्यत तयो: वक्षिन्निष्क्रान्त: शिबिराद् बहि:
Transliteration
vepamānān kṣitau bhītān naiva kāṁścid amuñcatām | nāmuñcyata tayoḥ vakṣi nīṣkrāntaḥ śibirād bahiḥ ||
Translation
三阇耶说：“他们在地上战栗惊惧，却无一人被放过；从那二人手下也无人得以逃脱。二人出了营外，仍继续屠戮，不留一个活口。”
Word by Word
वेपमानान्trembling
वेपमानान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवेपमान (√वेप्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
क्षितौon the ground
क्षितौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिति
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
भीतान्frightened
भीतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत (√भी)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कांश्चित्any (persons)
कांश्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अमुचताम्they released/let go
अमुचताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अमुच्यतwas released/escaped
अमुच्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Passive (Karmani)
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
वक्षिin the chest/breast
वक्षि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवक्षि
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
निष्क्रान्तःhaving gone out
निष्क्रान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्क्रान्त (नि: + √क्रम्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिबिरात्from the camp
शिबिरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशिबिर
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
बहिःoutside
बहिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहिः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)ध
धृतराष्ट्र (implied by vocative 'vakṣi', O king)श
शिबिर (the camp)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical collapse that accompanies vengeance-driven warfare: the terrified and helpless are shown no mercy, highlighting how adharma manifests when restraint and compassion are abandoned.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the attackers allowed no one to escape; even those trembling on the ground were not spared, and the killing continued outside the camp as well.