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Shloka 233

कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च

Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve

हृदयं निर्दहन्मेड्द्य राज्यहानि न शाम्यति । “इन चारोंका एक चौथाई भाग जो क्रोध है, वही मेरी निद्राको तत्काल नष्ट किये देता है। अपने पिताके वधकी घटनाका बारंबार स्मरण करके इस संसारमें कौन-सा ऐसा दुःख है, जिसका मुझे अनुभव न होता हो। वह दुःखकी आग रात-दिन मेरे हृदयको जलाती हुई अबतक बुझ नहीं पा रही है

hṛdayaṁ nirdahan medhya rājya-hāni na śāmyati | caturṇām eṣa pādaḥ krodhaḥ sa me nidrāṁ tatkṣaṇaṁ nāśayati | pituḥ vadha-kathāṁ punaḥ punaḥ smaran iha loke ko nāma duḥkhaḥ syād yasya me’nubhavo na bhavet | sa duḥkhāgniḥ rātriṁ-divaṁ hṛdayaṁ dahann adyāpi na nirvāyati ||

Kṛpa dice: «Mi corazón sigue ardiendo; la pérdida del reino no se apaga en mí. De las cuatro fuerzas que mueven a los hombres, la ira—una cuarta parte de ellas—destruye al instante mi sueño. Al recordar una y otra vez el episodio de la muerte de mi padre, ¿qué dolor hay en este mundo que yo no haya probado? Ese fuego de pena, que quema mi corazón día y noche, aún no se ha extinguido».

हृदयम्heart
हृदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निर्दहन्burning (scorching)
निर्दहन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्दह्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मेmy / of me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormFirst, Genitive, Singular
राज्यहानिःloss of kingdom
राज्यहानिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज्यहानि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शाम्यतिis pacified / subsides
शाम्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootशम्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

कृप उवाच

K
Kṛpa
K
Kṛpa's father (unnamed here)
K
kingdom (rājya)

Educational Q&A

Unresolved grief and anger can consume the mind, destroying rest and clarity; the verse highlights how remembrance of violence perpetuates inner burning, implying the ethical need for restraint and healing rather than being driven by wrath.

In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath, Kṛpa speaks of his sleeplessness and inner torment: the loss of sovereignty and, more intensely, the recurring memory of his father’s death keep his heart burning like an unquenched fire.