Shloka 1
अपन क्ाता छा अर: पञठ्चमो<ध्याय: अश्वत्थामा और कृपाचार्यका संवाद तथा तीनोंका पाण्डवोंके शिविरकी ओर प्रस्थान कृप उवाच शुश्रूषुरपि दुर्मेधा: पुरुषो5नियतेन्द्रिय: । नालं॑ वेदयितुं कृत्स्नौ धर्मार्थाविति मे मति:
kṛpa uvāca |
śuśrūṣur api durmedhāḥ puruṣo 'niyatendriyaḥ |
nālaṃ vedayituṃ kṛtsnau dharmārthāv iti me matiḥ ||
クリパは言った。「わが見立てでは、理解がねじれ、感官を制御できぬ者は――たとえ聞いて学びたいと口にしても――ダルマ（Dharma）とアルタ（Artha）を十全には悟れぬ。」
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical understanding requires inner discipline: without control of the senses and a sound, non-malicious intellect, even an apparent eagerness to hear instruction will not yield true comprehension of Dharma (right conduct) and Artha (practical welfare).
In the Sauptika Parva, Kripa addresses Aśvatthāman in counsel. He cautions that a disturbed mind and uncontrolled senses prevent one from truly grasping moral and practical guidance—setting the tone for the grave decisions that follow in the night-raid context.