Shloka 29
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
Devanagari script
यक्षायं मित्रपक्षो मे मयि जीवति निर्जित:
Transliteration
yakṣāyaṁ mitrapakṣo me mayi jīvati nirjitaḥ
Translation
کِرِپا نے کہا—“یہ تو یَکش کی مانند میرا حلیف اور سہارا تھا؛ مگر میرے جیتے جی ہی یہ مغلوب ہو گیا۔”
Word by Word
यक्षO Yaksha
यक्ष:
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मित्रपक्षःthe side/party of friends
मित्रपक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रपक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मयिin me / when I (am)
मयि:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormLocative, Singular
जीवतिlives / is alive
जीवति:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
निर्जितःconquered / defeated
निर्जितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्जित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KṛpaY
yakṣa (as a comparison)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in war, loyalty and responsibility toward one’s allies matter; Kṛpa’s words highlight the ethical sting of seeing a formidable supporter subdued while he himself still lives—an implicit call to uphold honor and protect one’s own.
In the Sauptika Parva’s tense aftermath, Kṛpa speaks about a powerful ally—likened to a yakṣa—who has been defeated, expressing shock or reproach that such a supporter could be overcome while Kṛpa remains alive.