Shloka 26

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच नच्छुत्वा तापसवच: पाण्ड्श्विन्तापरो3भवत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तपस्वी मुनियोंका यह वचन सुनकर राजा पाण्डु बड़े सोच-विचारमें पड़ गये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | na śrutvā tāpasavacaḥ pāṇḍuḥ cintāparo 'bhavat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Janamejaya, als König Pāṇḍu die Worte der asketischen Weisen vernommen hatte, versank er in sorgenvoller Betrachtung—er wälzte die Sache im Geist hin und her, von schwerer Bekümmernis erfüllt über den rechten Weg, den er einschlagen sollte.“

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

नnot

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तापसascetic (of ascetics)

वचःspeech; words

पाण्डुःPāṇḍu

चिन्ताwith worry; with thought

परःintent on; devoted to

अभवत्became; was

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Pāṇḍu

tāpasa (ascetic sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of kingship: a ruler should not act impulsively but should seriously reflect after receiving counsel from sages, weighing consequences and the right course of action.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, Pāṇḍu hears the ascetics’ statement and is shown entering a state of deep concern and deliberation, indicating a turning point where he must decide how to respond.