Shloka 43
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
शरस्तम्बे समुद्भूतं वेदशास्त्रार्थपारगम् । अधिजममुश्न॒ कुरवो धनुर्वेदं कृपात् तु ते,राजा धृतराष्ट्रने उन कुमारोंको खेल-कूदमें लगे रहनेसे अत्यन्त उद्दण्ड होते देख उन्हें शिक्षा देनेके लिये गौतम-गोत्रीय कृपाचार्यकी खोज करायी, जो सरकंडेके समूहसे उत्पन्न हुए और विविध शास्त्रोंके पारंगत विद्वान् थे। उन्हींको गुरु बनाकर कुरुकुल॒के उन सभी कुमारोंको उन्हें सौंप दिया गया; फिर वे कुरुवंशी बालक कृपाचार्यसे धनुर्वेदका अध्ययन करने लगे
śarastambe samudbhūtaṃ vedaśāstrārthapāragam | adhijagmuḥ kuravo dhanurvedaṃ kṛpāt tu te ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The Kuru princes approached Kṛpa—born from a clump of reeds and fully accomplished in the meaning of the Vedas and the śāstras—and from him they learned the science of archery. Seeing the royal youths growing unruly through constant play, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra sought out the Gautama-lineage teacher Kṛpācārya and entrusted all the Kuru boys to him, so that discipline and right training might replace mere sport.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Royal power and talent require disciplined education under a qualified guru; unchecked playfulness can turn into unruliness, so ethical formation and skill-training (especially for kṣatriyas) must be guided by learned authority.
The Kuru boys are becoming excessively unruly; Dhṛtarāṣṭra therefore seeks out Kṛpācārya—renowned for Vedic and śāstric mastery and said to be born from a reed-clump—and entrusts the princes to him, after which they begin studying dhanurveda (archery/martial science).