From Drona was born his son, well acquainted with the use of arins. This Kripa, too, is the foremost among the preceptors and was born of the great Rishi Gautama.
द्रोणाज्जज्ञे महाराज द्रौणिश्च परमास्त्रवित्। कृपश्चाचार्यमुख्योऽयं महर्षे!तमादपि॥