Shloka 66
तथा निवार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च । हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ,नरश्रेष्ठ) इस प्रकार कौरवों तथा अर्जुनके रोकनेपर भी उस नृशंसने तुम्हारे पिताकी हत्या कर ही डाली
tathā nivāryamāṇena kauravair arjunena ca | hata eva nṛśaṃsena pitā tava nararṣabha ||
तथा निवार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च । हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ ॥
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of an act of killing committed despite active restraint by others. It points to the failure of self-control (dama) and compassion, suggesting that cruelty in war is not excused merely by the battlefield context, especially when peers attempt to prevent wrongdoing.
Kripa reports to a heroic addressee that, although the Kauravas and Arjuna tried to stop the perpetrator, a ruthless individual nevertheless killed the addressee’s father. The line functions as a stark notification of a grievous death and emphasizes the perpetrator’s nṛśaṃsatā (ruthlessness).