Shloka 23
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
यस्य भागश्नतुर्थो मे स्वप्रमह्नाय नाशयेत् । कि नाम दुःखं लोके5स्मिन् पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्
yasya bhāgaś caturtho me svapramahnāya nāśayet | kiṁ nāma duḥkhaṁ loke 'smin pitur vadham anusmaran |
Kṛpa dit : «Si, pour mon propre orgueil, fût-ce le quart de ce qui m’est dû venait à être anéanti, quelle douleur au monde pourrait égaler le chagrin de se souvenir du meurtre de son père ?»
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛpa highlights how personal pride and claims to one’s due can be eclipsed by deeper moral-emotional realities—especially the enduring grief and ethical weight of a father’s killing. The verse contrasts petty loss with profound, formative sorrow.
In the Sauptika Parva context, Kṛpa speaks amid the aftermath of night-time violence and escalating retaliation. He frames the present situation through the lens of remembered paternal death, indicating how grief and the urge for retribution continue to drive decisions.