Shloka 21
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
राजन! मामाके इस प्रकार हितकारक वचन कहनेपर द्रोणकुमार अभश्वत्थामाने क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके उनसे कहा--
rājan! māmake is prakāra hitakāraka vacana kahane para droṇakumāraḥ aśvatthāmā krodhena lāla-akṣī kṛtvā tān uvāca—
Kṛpa berkata: “Wahai Raja! Ketika kami, para penyayangnya yang menginginkan kebaikannya, berkata demikian dengan kata-kata yang bermanfaat, Aśvatthāmā, putera Droṇa—dengan mata merah kerana amarah—menjawab mereka.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even well-meant counsel can be rejected when a person is overpowered by anger; wrath distorts perception and becomes a gateway to unethical action, a recurring Mahābhārata warning about krodha undermining dharma.
Kṛpa reports to the king that after their party offered Aśvatthāmā beneficial advice, he reacted with intense anger—his eyes reddening—and began to answer them, setting up the next speech and the ensuing actions of the Sauptika episode.