Shloka 836

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

कृप: शारद्वतस्तात हते कर्णे किमब्रवीत्‌ । तात! थधरनुर्वेदके आचार्य एवं रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ, गौतमवंशी, शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने कर्णके मारे जानेपर क्या कहा?

Transliteration

kṛpaḥ śāradvatastāta hate karṇe kim abravīt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Dear one, when Karṇa had been slain, what did Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, say?”

Word by Word

कृपःKripa

शारद्वतःson/descendant of Śaradvat (Śāradvata)

तातO dear (son), O dear one

हतेwhen (he was) slain; upon being killed

कर्णेin/when Karna (was slain)

किम्what

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Śaradvat

Karṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a transition to post-battle reflection: after a major warrior’s death, the words of an elder (Kṛpa) matter as ethical guidance—how one should interpret loss, duty, and the consequences of choices in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals that Karṇa has been killed and prompts the next episode by asking what Kṛpa (Śāradvata) said in response, preparing the listener for Kṛpa’s reaction, counsel, or assessment.