Shloka 9

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

ततः कृपश्च द्रौणिश्व॒ कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛpaś ca drauṇiś ca kṛtavarmā ca sātvatāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman (the son of Droṇa), and Kṛtavarmā of the Sātvata line came forward together—named as the principal figures who will act in concert in the grim aftermath of the war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (Ashvatthaman, son of Drona)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• कृतवर्मा: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• सात्वतः: the Satvata (i.e., Satyaki)
• सात्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)
• Kṛtavarmā
• Sātvata lineage

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how key individuals and alliances shape the ethical trajectory of events: in the war’s aftermath, the choices of influential warriors can intensify adharma or restrain it, making personal responsibility central even amid collective conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya lists the warriors—Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, and Kṛtavarmā—who come together at this point in Shalya Parva, marking them as a coordinated group whose subsequent actions will be significant in the unfolding events.