Shloka 29
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
Devanagari script
अनेन तु ममाद्यापि व्यसनेनोपतापिता
Transliteration
anena tu mamādyāpi vyasanenopatāpitā
Translation
“Even today I am still tormented by this calamity.”
Word by Word
अनेनby this (means/act)
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ममof me/my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अद्यापिeven today/still now
अद्यापि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य + अपि
व्यसनेनby calamity/misfortune
व्यसनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यसन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उपतापिताafflicted/tormented
उपतापिता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-तप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kṛpa (speaker)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds the enduring moral and psychological weight of catastrophe: even after events have passed, their consequences continue to burn within a person. It implicitly cautions that adharma and violence leave lasting suffering, not only for victims but also for those who survive and reflect.
Kṛpa speaks in the Sauptika Parva’s post-battle setting, expressing that he remains afflicted by the calamity that has befallen them. The statement functions as a lament and a marker of the continuing distress in the wake of the war’s devastation.