Kṛpa
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Kripa (, ), also known as Kripacharya (, ), is a figure in Hindu legends. According to the epic Mahabharata, he was a council member of Kuru kingdom and a teacher of the Pandava and Kaurava princes. He is also a teacher of many warriors mentioned in the Mahabharata, including Karna.
Key facts
- Character.series
- Mahabharata
- Character.image
- Kripa (crop).jpg
- Character.caption
- A manuscript painting of Kripa during Kurukshetra war
- Character.relatives
- Shantanu (foster father)
- Character.home
- Hastinapur, Kuru kingdom
- Character.weapon
- Bow and arrows
- Character.info hdr
- Information
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.affiliation
- Acharya, Chiranjivi
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- Krepa-kl.jpg
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- Kripa
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- Life before the Kurukshetra War
- Kurukshetra War and later life
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Kripa (, ), also known as Kripacharya (, ), is a figure in Hindu legends. According to the epic Mahabharata, he was a council member of Kuru kingdom and a teacher of the Pandava and Kaurava princes. He is also a teacher of many warriors mentioned in the Mahabharata, including Karna.
Born to warrior-sage Sharadvan and apsara Janapadi in an extraordinary manner, Kripa and his twin-sister Kripi were adopted by King Shantanu of Kuru Kingdom. Kripa was trained by his birth father and became a great archer like him. Later in the epic, he fought on the Kauravas's side against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war and was among the three survivors on the Kaurava side, along with Ashwatthama and Kritavarma.