Shloka 33
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
“इस समय जो क्रोध उत्पन्न हुआ है, इसे मैं स्वयं भी रोक नहीं सकता। इस संसारमें किसी भी ऐसे पुरुषको नहीं देख रहा हूँ, जो मुझे क्रोधसे दूर हटा दे ।। तथैव निश्चिता बुद्धिरेषा साधु मता मम । वार्तिकै: कथ्यमानस्तु मित्राणां मे पराभव:
idānīṁ yo 'yaṁ krodhaḥ samutpannaḥ, tam ahaṁ svayam api na śaknomi nivārayitum | asmin loke nāhaṁ kañcid api tādṛśaṁ puruṣaṁ paśyāmi yo māṁ krodhāt nivartayet || tathaiva niścitā buddhir eṣā sādhumatā mama | vārtikaiḥ kathyamānas tu mitrāṇāṁ me parābhavaḥ ||
克利帕说道：“此刻在我心中升起的怒火——即便凭我自身之力也无法抑制。在这世间，我看不到有谁能使我从愤怒中回转。而我的决意已然坚定；在我看来，这是正当之道。然而当我听到种种传闻与议论时，便又想起我友人的败北与屈辱。”
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked anger can overpower self-control and moral deliberation. Kṛpa admits that even personal effort cannot restrain his wrath, showing the ethical danger of letting krodha become the driver of action, especially in a war context where ‘right resolve’ can be confused with revenge.
In the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath of the Kurukṣetra war, Kṛpa speaks amid the surviving Kaurava camp’s turmoil. He confesses an uncontrollable surge of anger and a firm resolve, while the circulating reports (vārtā) of his allies’ defeat intensify his sense of grievance and push him toward retaliatory intent.