Shloka 6
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
विश्रान्तश्न विनिद्रश्न स्वस्थचित्तशक्ष॒ मानद । समेत्य समरे शत्रून् वधिष्यसि न संशय:
viśrāntaś ca vinidraś ca svasthacittaś ca mānada | sametya samare śatrūn vadhiṣyasi na saṁśayaḥ ||
Kṛpa berkata: “Wahai pemberi kehormatan, setelah engkau beristirahat dan tidur sepenuhnya, batinmu akan menjadi tenang dan mantap. Lalu, memasuki medan perang, engkau akan mampu menewaskan musuh—tanpa keraguan.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective action in war should arise from mental steadiness and physical readiness; rest and sleep restore composure, enabling deliberate conduct rather than reckless aggression.
Kṛpa addresses a warrior (honorific “mānada”), urging him to rest and sleep so his mind becomes stable; then he can return to the battlefield and defeat the enemies with confidence.