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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

सौप्तिकsauptikaa.(-की f.)
1. (-की Feminine)
2. Connected with or relating to sleep.
3. Somniferous.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कम् A night-attack, an attack on sleeping men; कृते प्रतिकृतं पश्य हतपुत्रा हि पाण्डवाः । सौप्तिके शिबिरं तेषां हतं सनरवाहनम् ॥ Mb.1.9.51.
- -पर्वन् Neuter Name of the tenth parvan or book of the Mahābhārata which relates how Aśvatthāman, Kṛitavarman and Kṛipathe only surviving Kuru warriors-attacked by night the Pāṇḍava-camp and slaughtered thousands of warriors while asleep.
- -वधः the great nocturnal slaughter of Pāṇḍava-camp (above referred to); मार्गो ह्येष नरेन्द्रसौप्तिकवधे पूर्वं कृतो द्रौणिना Mk.3.11.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

सौप्तिकsauptika[saupt-ika] a. [supta] occurring dur ing sleep; n. night attack, on (g.): -vadha, m. nocturnal slaughter of…

[saupt-ika] adjective [supta] occurring dur ing sleep; neuter night attack, on (genitive): -vadha, masculine nocturnal slaughter of the sleeping war riors of the Pândavas.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

सौप्तिकsauptikamfn. (fr. सुप्त) connected with or relating to sleep, nocturnal Mr2icch.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from सुप्त) connected with or relating to sleep, nocturnal Mr2icch.
2. neuter gender an attack on sleeping men, nocturnal combat MBh. R. Ka1m.
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सौप्तिकपर्वन्sauptikaparvann. N. of the 10th book of the Maha1-bha1rata महा-भारत (describing how the three surviving Kuru कुरु warriors…

neuter gender Name of the 10th book of the Maha1-bha1rata महा-भारत (describing how the three surviving Kuru कुरु warriors, As3vattha1man अश्वत्थामन्, Kr2ita-varman कृत-वर्मन्, and Kr2ipa कृप, after the destruction of their army, attacked the camp of the Pa1n2d2avas पाण्डव s by night and murdered them while asleep; the whole Pa1n2d2ava पाण्डव army was thus destroyed, except the five Pa1n2d2u पाण्डु princes themselves, who, with Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण and Sa1tyaki सात्यकि, were stationed at some distance from the camp).

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