Shloka 13
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
अनुयास्याव सहितौ धन्विनौ परतापनौ | रथिन त्वरया यान्तं रथमास्थाय दंशितौ
anuyāsyāva sahitau dhanvinau paratāpanau | rathin tvarayā yāntaṁ ratham āsthāya daṁśitau ||
कृप म्हणाला—“आम्ही दोघे—धनुर्धर आणि परतापी—एकत्र तुझ्या मागोमाग येऊ. कवच धारण करून रथावर आरूढ होऊन, उतावळेपणे पुढे जाणाऱ्या त्या रथीच्या मागे त्वरेने प्रस्थान करू.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights martial solidarity and readiness: Kṛpa commits to accompany the advancing leader, emphasizing coordinated action and preparedness in a war setting—an ethic of loyalty to one’s commander, even as the broader episode raises moral tension about violence undertaken at night.
In the Sauptika episode, Kṛpa addresses the chariot-warrior (contextually Aśvatthāman) and declares that he and Kṛtavarman, both armed archers, will mount their chariot and follow swiftly as he advances.