Addressed in these beneficial words by his maternal uncle, the son of Drona, with eyes red in rage, answered his uncle, O king, saying, Where can a person that is afflicted, or one that is under the influence of rage, or one whose heart is always engaged in revolving projects for the acquisition of wealth, or one that is under the power of lust, obtain sleep?  Behold, all these four causes are present in my case.  Anyone of these, singly would destroy sleep.  How great is the grief of that person whose heart is always thinking of the slaughter of his sire!  My heart is now burning day and night.  I fail to obtain peace.  The way in which my sire in particular was slain by those sinful wretches hath been witnessed by you all.  The thought of that slaughter is cutting all my vitals.  How could a person like me live for even a moment after hearing the Pancalas say that they have slain my father?  I cannot bear the thought of supporting life without having slain Dhrishtadyumna in battle.  In consequence of the slaughter of my father he hath become slayable by me, as also all with whom he is united.  Who is there so hard-hearted that would not burn after having heard the lamentations that I have heard of the king lying with broken thighs?  Who is there so destitute of compassion whose eyes would not be filled with tears after hearing such words uttered by the king with broken thighs?  They whose side was adopted by me have been vanquished.  The thought of this enhances my sorrow as a rush of waters enhances the sea.

Protected as they are by Vasudeva and Arjuna, I regard them, O uncle, to be irresistible by the great Indra himself.  I am unable to restrain this rising wrath in my heart.  I do not behold the man in this world that can assuage this wrath of mine!  The messengers informed me of the defeat of my friends and the victory of the Pandavas.  That is burning my heart.  Having however, caused a slaughter of my enemies during their sleep, I shall then take rest and shall then sleep without anxiety.”

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Kripa said, “A person who is bereft of intelligence and who hath not his passions under control, cannot, even if he waits dutifully upon his superiors, understand all the considerations of morality.  This is my opinion.  Similarly, an intelligent person who does not practise humility fails to understand the settled conclusions of morality.  A brave man, if bereft of understanding, by waiting all his life upon a learned person fails to know his duties, like a wooden ladle unable to taste the juicy soup (in which it may lie immersed).  The wise man, however, by waiting upon a learned person for even a moment, succeeds in knowing his duties, like the tongue tasting the juicy soup (as soon as it comes into contact with the latter).  That person who is endued with intelligence, who waits upon his superiors, and who has his passions under control succeeds in knowing all the rules of morality and never disputes with what is accepted by all.  An ungovernable, irreverent, and sinful person of wicked soul perpetrates sin in seeking his well-being by disregarding destiny.