Sauptika Parva
Kannada translation
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಮಂತ್ರಣ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಕೃಪಸಂವಾದ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಮಂತ್ರಣ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಮಂತ್ರಣ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಗಮನ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಚಿಂತಾ
- ದ್ರೌಣಿಕೃತಶಿವಾರ್ಚನ
- ರಾತ್ರಿಯುದ್ಧ
- ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಪ್ರಾಣತ್ಯಾಗ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಶಿಬಿರಪ್ರವೇಶ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ದ್ರೌಣಿವಧಾರ್ಥಂ ಭೀಮಸೇನಗಮನ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಕೃಷ್ಣಸಂವಾದ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿರೋಸ್ತ್ರತ್ಯಾಗ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಅರ್ಜುನಾಸ್ತ್ರತ್ಯಾಗ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿರೋಽಸ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪಾಂಡವೇಯಗರ್ಭಪ್ರವೇಶನ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ದ್ರೌಪದೀಸಾಂತ್ವನ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಕೃಷ್ಣಸಂವಾದ
- ಐಷೀಕಪರ್ವ: ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಕೃಷ್ಣಸಂವಾದ
Structure
The Sauptika Parva (Sanskrit: सौप्तिक पर्व), or the "Book of the Sleeping," is the tenth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata.
According to the Critical Edition, this Parva (Book) has a total of 772 Shlokas (Verses) organized into 18 Adhyayas (Chapters) rolled into 2 Upa Parvas (Sections). The Upa Parvas are:
- Sauptika Parva (9 Adhyayas 1-9; 515 Shlokas)
- Aishika Parva (9 Adhyayas 10-18; 257 Shlokas)
Summary
Sauptika Parva describes the revenge of Ashwatthama, Kritavarman and Kripa - the three out of five Kaurava survivors -the fourth being Karna's son Vrishakethu,who was too young to fight in the Kurukshetra War and Yuyutsu, The Kaurava's half-brother. In the night after the 18th day of the Kurukshetra War. Ashwatthama takes revenge for his father's death during the war by going to Pandava's camp and unleashing weapons that kills all those who sleep. The only survivors are those who were not in the camp - the five Pandava brothers, Satyaki and Krishna.
Sauptika Parva describes the actions of Ashwatthama, Kritavarman and Kripa - the three out of four Kaurava survivors - after the 18th day of the Kurukshetra War. The three escape and retire in a forest. Ashwatthama is angry for his father's death and the deaths caused by the war. He comes up with a plan to massacre the remaining Pandava army while they sleep, on the night after the war is over. Kripa urges delay, questions the morality of killing those who sleep, and whether Ashwatthama's plan to take revenge has any productive purpose. Ashwatthama argues the whole war was unfair, everyone was unfair, and revenge is the only release. Ashwatthama leaves to kill the sleeping, Kritavarman and Kripa follow him. They reach the Pandava's camp and unleash weapons that kills all those who sleep. The only survivors are those who were not at the camp - the five Pandava brothers, Satyaki and Krishna.
The news of the massacre of sleeping sons of Pandavas and all the people who supported Pandavas, shocks Draupadi and Pandava brothers. Draupadi demands justice. Bhima pursues Ashwatthama for justice. Ashwatthama accepts defeat.