Shloka 1
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
हि आय () है एकोनपज्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: कृपाचार्यका कर्णको फटकारते हुए युद्धके विषयमें अपना विचार बताना कृप उवाच सदैव तव राधेय युद्धे क्रूरतरा मति: । नार्थानां प्रकृतिं वेत्सि नानुबन्धमवेक्षसे,तदनन्तर कृपाचार्यने कहा--राधानन्दन! युद्धके विषयमें तुम्हारा विचार सदा ही क्रूरतापूर्ण रहता है। तुम न तो कार्योंके स््वरूपको ही जानते हो और न उनके परिणामका ही विचार करते हो
kṛpa uvāca | sadaiva tava rādheya yuddhe krūtarā matiḥ | nārthānāṃ prakṛtiṃ vets i nānubandham avekṣase ||
Kripa said: “O son of Radha (Karna), your thinking about war is always excessively harsh. You do not understand the true nature of affairs, nor do you consider their consequences.”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kripa warns that decisions about war must be guided by discernment: one should understand the real nature of the situation (prakṛti) and carefully weigh the chain of consequences (anubandha), rather than acting from harshness or impulsive aggression.
In Virata Parva, Kripa addresses Karna directly, criticizing his consistently severe attitude toward warfare and faulting him for not evaluating the situation and its likely outcomes before advocating or engaging in battle.