Shloka 27
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda
Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort
Devanagari script
पूर्वमप्यतिदु:शीलो न धैर्य कर्तुमहति
Transliteration
pūrvam apy atiduḥśīlo na dhairyaṃ kartum arhati
Translation
കൃപൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “മുമ്പേ തന്നെ അവൻ അത്യന്തം ദുഷ്ശീലനായിരുന്നുവ്; ധൈര്യമോ ആത്മസംയമനമോ പാലിക്കാൻ അവൻ യോഗ്യനല്ല.”
Word by Word
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अतिदुःशीलःvery ill-natured, extremely vicious
अतिदुःशीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिदुःशील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
धैर्यम्steadfastness, patience, self-control
धैर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधैर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्तुम्to do, to practice
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormInfinitive (tumun)
अर्हतिis able/fit, deserves
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KṛpaA
an unnamed male person (implied by atiduḥśīlaḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Moral steadiness (dhairya) is presented as inseparable from character (śīla): someone long habituated to misconduct is judged unfit to sustain composure and restraint, especially in crisis.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of battle, Kṛpa comments critically on a person’s disposition, arguing that his prior bad conduct shows he cannot be relied upon for calm, disciplined action.