Shloka 233
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
हृदयं निर्दहन्मेड्द्य राज्यहानि न शाम्यति । “इन चारोंका एक चौथाई भाग जो क्रोध है
hṛdayaṁ nirdahan medhya rājya-hāni na śāmyati | caturṇām eṣa pādaḥ krodhaḥ sa me nidrāṁ tatkṣaṇaṁ nāśayati | pituḥ vadha-kathāṁ punaḥ punaḥ smaran iha loke ko nāma duḥkhaḥ syād yasya me’nubhavo na bhavet | sa duḥkhāgniḥ rātriṁ-divaṁ hṛdayaṁ dahann adyāpi na nirvāyati ||
クリパは言う。「我が心は焼け続け、国を失った痛みは鎮まらぬ。人を駆り立てる四つの力のうち、怒り——その四分の一が——たちまち我が眠りを奪う。父が討たれた出来事を幾度も思い返せば、この世で我が味わわぬ悲しみがあろうか。昼夜我が胸を焦がす憂いの火は、いまだ消えぬ。」
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unresolved grief and anger can consume the mind, destroying rest and clarity; the verse highlights how remembrance of violence perpetuates inner burning, implying the ethical need for restraint and healing rather than being driven by wrath.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath, Kṛpa speaks of his sleeplessness and inner torment: the loss of sovereignty and, more intensely, the recurring memory of his father’s death keep his heart burning like an unquenched fire.