Shloka 49

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५४: दुर्योधनस्य धृतराष्ट्रं प्रति बलप्रशंसन-युक्तः आश्वासनवादः

Duryodhana’s Reassurance and Force-Praise to Dhritarashtra

Devanagari script

कृपश्चाचार्यमुख्यो5यं महर्षेगौॉतमादपि

Transliteration

kṛpaś cācāryamukhyo ’yaṃ maharṣe gautamād api

Translation

Duryodhana sagte: „Dieser Kṛpa, der Vornehmste unter den Lehrern, ist sogar ehrwürdiger als der große Weise Gautama.“

Word by Word

• कृपः: Kripa (proper name)
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आचार्य-मुख्यः: chief among teachers
• आचार्य-मुख्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आचार्यमुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महर्षेः: from the great sage
• महर्षेः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• गौतमात्: from Gautama
• गौतमात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• कृप (Kṛpa/Kṛpācārya)
• गौतम (Gautama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the cultural-ethical weight of the ācārya (teacher) as a supreme authority figure; by elevating Kṛpa’s status above even a famed ṛṣi like Gautama, Duryodhana underscores that counsel and legitimacy in crisis are sought from revered elders and preceptors.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Duryodhana is speaking and invokes Kṛpa’s eminence—calling him the foremost teacher and exceptionally venerable—likely to strengthen his position by appealing to respected authority within the Kuru court.