Shloka 9
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
ततः कृपश्च द्रौणिश्व॒ कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:
tataḥ kṛpaś ca drauṇiś ca kṛtavarmā ca sātvatāḥ
サンジャヤは語った。ついで、クリパ、ドローナの子アシュヴァッターマン、そしてサートヴァタ族のクリタヴァルマンが、そろって前へ進み出た――戦後の陰惨な余波において共に事を運ぶ主要人物として名指しされたのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how key individuals and alliances shape the ethical trajectory of events: in the war’s aftermath, the choices of influential warriors can intensify adharma or restrain it, making personal responsibility central even amid collective conflict.
Sañjaya lists the warriors—Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, and Kṛtavarmā—who come together at this point in Shalya Parva, marking them as a coordinated group whose subsequent actions will be significant in the unfolding events.