Mahabharata · 1.152.8–9
॥
Devanāgarī
ततो नरा विनिष्क्रान्ता नगरात् काल्यम् एव तु ॥
ददृशुर् निहतं भूमौ राक्षसं रुधिरोक्षितम् ॥
तम् अद्रिकूटसदृशं विनिकीर्णं भयावहम् ॥
एकचक्रां ततो गत्वा प्रवृत्तिं प्रददुः परे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tato narā viniṣkrāntā nagarāt kālyam eva tu ||
dadṛśur nihataṃ bhūmau rākṣasaṃ rudhirokṣitam ||
tam adrikūṭasadṛśaṃ vinikīrṇaṃ bhayāvaham ||
ekacakrāṃ tato gatvā pravṛttiṃ pradaduḥ pare ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः नराः विनिष्क्रान्ताः नगरात् काल्यम् एव तुtataḥ narāḥ viniṣkrāntāḥ nagarāt kālyam eva tuthen the people who had gone out of the city early in the morning,
ददृशुः निहतं भूमौ राक्षसं रुधिरोक्षितम्dadṛśuḥ nihataṃ bhūmau rākṣasaṃ rudhirokṣitamsaw the slain rakshasa on the ground, drenched in blood;
तम् अद्रिकूटसदृशं विनिकीर्णं भयावहम्tam adrikūṭasadṛśaṃ vinikīrṇaṃ bhayāvahamhim, like a mountain peak, sprawled out, dreadful to behold;
एकचक्रां ततः गत्वा प्रवृत्तिं प्रददुः परेekacakrāṃ tataḥ gatvā pravṛttiṃ pradaduḥ parethen, coming into Ekachakra, some spread the news;
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नराnarāoriginal form "narā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनिष्क्रान्ताviniṣkrāntāoriginal form "viniṣkrāntā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ददृशुर्dadṛśuroriginal form "dadṛśur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Then the people who had gone out of the city early in the morning saw the slain rakshasa on the ground, drenched in blood, like a mountain peak, sprawled out, dreadful to behold; and coming into Ekachakra, some spread the news."
Version
1415efcaab68 · published Jul 12, 2026, 5:19:51 PM UTC
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Here the visible body of the fallen tyrant proclaims freedom. The comparison to a mountain peak is significant: one who seemed as unbreakable as a mountain now lies sprawled in the dust; no strength is invincible against truth. And the greatest evil is perishable: the fearsome man-eater who held the land in terror is turned into a lifeless mass. Thus the scripture shows the visible reality of retribution: the people, accustomed to trembling, see the tormentor's end with their own eyes; and the news of the fallen tyrant, spreading abroad, brings deliverance from fear to all.