Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ततः: कृपो<प्युवाचेदमाचार्य: सुमहामना: । सौम्यस्वभावादू राजेन्द्र क्षिप्रमागतमार्दव:,राजेन्द्र! तत्पश्चात्‌ सौम्य स्वभावके कारण शीघ्र ही मृदुता आ जानेसे महामना कृपाचार्य भी शान्त हो गये और इस प्रकार बोले

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛpo 'py uvācedam ācāryaḥ sumahāmanāḥ | saumyasvabhāvādū rājendra kṣipram āgatam ārdavaḥ ||

Translation

Then even Kṛpa, the noble-minded preceptor, softened quickly because of his gentle disposition. O best of kings, when mildness returned to him, he grew calm and spoke in this manner—showing how self-control and innate gentleness can restrain anger even amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यः: the teacher (Acharya)
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सु-महा-मनाः: very great-minded
• सु-महा-मनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address rājendra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a violent context, a person of noble character can restrain anger; gentleness (ārdava) and self-control restore clarity and enable measured speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that Kṛpācārya, initially stirred, quickly becomes calm due to his gentle nature and then begins to speak.