Shloka 11
Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निलयं शनकैरभ्युपागमत् । वह महाबाहु वीर शिविरके प्रत्येक स्थानसे परिचित था, अतः धीरे-धीरे धृष्टद्युम्नके खेमेमें जा पहुँचा ।। ते तु कृत्वा महत् कर्म श्रान्ताश्ष बलवद् रणे
sañjaya uvāca |
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya nilayaṃ śanakair abhyupāgamat |
三阇耶说道：他一步一步、悄无声息地逼近德里什塔杜姆那的居处（营帐）。由于熟知营地的布局与各处位置，那位臂力雄伟的战士缓缓潜行，终于抵达德里什塔杜姆那的帐幕——此举正显出夜袭的道德阴影：以熟悉与潜伏去击杀安睡之敌，而非在战场上堂堂正正相见。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how stealth and insider knowledge can be turned toward harmful ends, pointing to the ethical decline of warfare in the Sauptika episode: victory pursued through nocturnal surprise against the unsuspecting is portrayed as morally tainted, contrasting with ideals of open, rule-bound combat.
Sañjaya narrates that the attacker advances quietly toward Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s tent, moving cautiously through the camp because he knows its arrangement and positions, setting up the ensuing killing in the sleeping quarters.