Shloka 13

कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च

Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve

Devanagari script

अनुयास्याव सहितौ धन्विनौ परतापनौ | रथिन त्वरया यान्तं रथमास्थाय दंशितौ

Transliteration

anuyāsyāva sahitau dhanvinau paratāpanau | rathin tvarayā yāntaṁ ratham āsthāya daṁśitau ||

Translation

Kṛpa berkata: “Kami berdua—para pemanah, penebar derita bagi musuh—akan mengikuti bersama. Dengan mengenakan zirah dan menaiki kereta perang, kami akan berangkat dengan tergesa di belakang sang kesatria-kereta yang melaju cepat ke depan.”

Word by Word

• अनुयास्याव: we two will follow/go after
• अनुयास्याव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 1, Dual, Parasmaipada

• सहितौ: together, accompanied
• सहितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• धन्विनौ: two bowmen
• धन्विनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परतापनौ: two who torment enemies
• परतापनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-तापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रथिनम्: the chariot-warrior
• रथिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वरया: with haste
• त्वरया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यान्तम्: going, proceeding
• यान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु √या) → यान्त् (शतृ)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended
• आस्थाय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु √स्था)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दंशितौ: two armored/armed
• दंशितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंशित (प्रातिपदिक; past passive participle from √दंश/दंश् 'to arm, to put on armor')
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (PPP)

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• Kṛtavarman
• Aśvatthāman
• chariot
• bow
• armour

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights martial solidarity and readiness: Kṛpa commits to accompany the advancing leader, emphasizing coordinated action and preparedness in a war setting—an ethic of loyalty to one’s commander, even as the broader episode raises moral tension about violence undertaken at night.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sauptika episode, Kṛpa addresses the chariot-warrior (contextually Aśvatthāman) and declares that he and Kṛtavarman, both armed archers, will mount their chariot and follow swiftly as he advances.