Shloka 17
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
मया त्वां सहितं संख्ये गुप्तं च कृतवर्मणा । न सहेत विभु: साक्षाद् वज़पाणिरपि स्वयम्
mayā tvāṁ sahitaṁ saṅkhye guptaṁ ca kṛtavarmaṇā | na saheta vibhuḥ sākṣād vajrapāṇir api svayam ||
جب تم جنگ میں میرے ساتھ کھڑے ہوگے اور کِرتَورما تمہاری حفاظت پر مامور ہوگا، تو ہاتھ میں وجر لیے ہوئے خود دیوراج اندر بھی تمہارے تیز حملے کو برداشت نہ کر سکے گا۔
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the martial ideal of confidence grounded in comradeship and protection: strength is amplified by loyal allies. Ethically, it also shows how war-speech can escalate through hyperbolic comparisons—even invoking Indra—to embolden action.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath of the war, Kṛpa addresses his companion, asserting that if they fight together and Kṛtavarman guards him, the opponent’s force would be irresistible—so great that even Indra with the vajra could not withstand it.