Shloka 25
विलापो भग्नसक्थस्य यो मे राज्ञ: परिश्रुत: । वार्तिकाणां कथयतां स मे मर्माणि कृन्तति
vilāpo bhagnasakthasya yo me rājñaḥ pariśrutaḥ | vārtikānāṃ kathayatāṃ sa me marmāṇi kṛntati ||
我所听闻那位大腿粉碎之王的哀号，以及使者转述、叙说战报的言辞——这一切都如刀割般直入我的五脏六腑。
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the consequences of violent, unrighteous conflict do not end with physical defeat; they continue as inner torment. Hearing the fallen leader’s lament and the messengers’ reports becomes a moral and emotional wound, underscoring the lasting suffering produced by war and adharma.
Kṛpa speaks after the great battle, recalling Duryodhana—crippled with broken thighs—and describing how the king’s lament, along with the news repeated by messengers, painfully pierces his heart. It sets a tone of grief and agitation in the aftermath of the Kaurava collapse.