Shloka 27
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
'ट्रोणाचार्य धृष्टद्युम्नके हाथसे मारे गये” यह बात जब मैं पांचालोंके मुखसे सुनता आ रहा हूँ, तब धृष्टद्युम्नका वध किये बिना जीवित नहीं रह सकता ।।
droṇācāryaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnena haste mārītaḥ—iti vārttāṃ yadāhaṃ pañcālānāṃ mukhāt śṛṇomi, tadā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya vadhaṃ kṛtvā vinā jīvituṃ na śaknomi. sa me pitur vadhād vadhyaḥ, pañcālā ye ca saṅgatāḥ; vilāpo bhagnasakthasya yastu rājño mayā śrutaḥ.
クリパは言った。「パンチャーラの口から『我らの師ドローナーチャールヤは、ドリシュタデュムナの手で討たれた』と聞き続けてきた以上、ドリシュタデュムナを討たずしては、私は生きていられぬ。父にも等しく敬う師を殺したその罪ゆえ、彼はこの手で討たれるべきであり、彼に与したパンチャーラの者どももまた同じだ。私は、心砕けた王の嘆きを聞いた。その悲しみは報復を求めている。」
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the moral tension between personal loyalty and grief-driven vengeance: Kripa frames retaliation as a duty arising from the killing of a revered elder (Drona), showing how war ethics can be overtaken by the demand for retribution.
In the Sauptika Parva, after the Kurus’ defeat, Kripa speaks among the remaining Kaurava allies and declares that he cannot live without killing Dhrishtadyumna, whom he holds responsible for Drona’s death, and he extends blame to the Panchalas who supported that act.