Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Kripa

कृप · kṛpa

First teacher of the Kuru princes; brother-in-law of Drona

His name means 'compassion', and he was found as a baby in a clump of reeds.

Kripa and his twin sister Kripi were found abandoned in the forest and raised out of pity by King Shantanu. He became a master of arms and taught the Kuru princes before Drona came; Kripi married Drona. He fights for Duryodhana out of duty to the throne. He is one of only three Kaurava warriors to survive the war, and afterwards becomes teacher to Arjuna's grandson.