Shloka 24
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
यथा च निहत: पापै: पिता मम विशेषत:
yathā ca nihataḥ pāpaiḥ pitā mama viśeṣataḥ
Kṛpa dit : «Tu as vu de tes propres yeux comment ces hommes pécheurs—tout particulièrement—ont tué mon père. Cette vision transperce jusqu’au plus profond de mes points vitaux. En un tel état, comment un guerrier comme moi pourrait-il demeurer en vie dans ce monde, ne fût-ce qu’un instant ?»
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds how personal grief and the memory of injustice can drive a warrior toward retaliatory resolve; it also implicitly warns that labeling opponents as “sinful” can intensify vengeance and eclipse calmer ethical discernment.
In the Sauptika Parva, Kṛpa speaks to his companions, recalling the killing of his father by the opposing side; the recollection wounds him deeply and he argues that, as a warrior, he cannot bear to live without answering that wrong.