Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 41
MBh 6 41.1
संजय उवाच मारिषाधिरथेः श्रुत्वा वाचो युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। शल्योऽब्रवीत् पुनः कर्णं निदर्शनमिदं वचः॥
saṃjaya uvāca māriṣādhiratheḥ śrutvā vāco yuddhābhinandinaḥ| śalyo'bravīt punaḥ karṇaṃ nidarśanamidaṃ vacaḥ||
Sanjaya said Hearing the words of the great car-warrior Karna who took delight in battle Shalya again said to hiin, citing an example.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.2
जातोऽहं यज्वनां वंशे संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। राज्ञां मूर्धाभिषिक्तानां स्वयं धर्मपरायणः॥
jāto'haṃ yajvanāṃ vaṃśe saṃgrāmeṣvanivartinām| rājñāṃ mūrdhābhiṣiktānāṃ svayaṃ dharmaparāyaṇaḥ||
I am born in a family the members of which performed sacrifices, never fled away from the field of battle and who were kings whose heads were sprinkled with the water of coronation. I am also devoted to virtue.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.3
यथैव मत्तो मद्येन त्वं तथा लक्ष्यसे वृष। तथाऽद्य त्वां प्रमाद्यन्तं चिकित्सेयं सुहत्तया॥
yathaiva matto madyena tvaṃ tathā lakṣyase vṛṣa| tathā'dya tvāṃ pramādyantaṃ cikitseyaṃ suhattayā||
O Vrisha, you appear like an intoxicated man. For all that, out of friendship I will try to cure you of your mistakes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.4
इमां काकोपमा कर्ण प्रोच्यमानां निबोध मे। श्रुत्वा यथेष्टं कुर्यास्त्वं निहीन कुलपांसन॥
imāṃ kākopamā karṇa procyamānāṃ nibodha me| śrutvā yatheṣṭaṃ kuryāstvaṃ nihīna kulapāṃsana||
Hear, O Karna, this allegory of a crow that I will relate. Hearing this, you may do whatever you like, O you shorn of intelligence and the wretch of your family.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.5
नाहमात्मनि कंचिद् वै किल्बिषं कर्ण संस्मरे। येन मां त्वं महाबाहो हन्तुमिच्छस्यनागसम्॥
nāhamātmani kaṃcid vai kilbiṣaṃ karṇa saṃsmare| yena māṃ tvaṃ mahābāho hantumicchasyanāgasam||
O Karna, I do not remember a single sin in me for which you desire to kill me innocent as I am.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.6
अवश्यं तु मया वाच्यं बुद्ध्यता त्वद्धिताहितम्। विशेषतो रथस्थेन राज्ञश्चैव हितैषिणा॥
avaśyaṃ tu mayā vācyaṃ buddhyatā tvaddhitāhitam| viśeṣato rathasthena rājñaścaiva hitaiṣiṇā||
I must tell you what is good for you and what is bad. I know both and besides I am the driver of your car and wish good to the king Duryodhana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.7
समं च विषमं चैव रथिनश्च बलाबलम्। श्रमः खेदश्च सततं हयानां रथिना सह॥ आयुधस्य परिज्ञानं रुतं च मृगपक्षिणाम्। भारश्चाप्यतिभारश्च शल्यानां च प्रतिक्रिया॥ अस्त्रयोगश्च युद्धं च निमित्तानि तथैव च। सर्वमेतन्मया ज्ञेयं रथस्यास्य कुटुम्बिना॥ अतस्त्वां कथये कर्ण निदर्शनमिदं पुनः।
samaṃ ca viṣamaṃ caiva rathinaśca balābalam| śramaḥ khedaśca satataṃ hayānāṃ rathinā saha|| āyudhasya parijñānaṃ rutaṃ ca mṛgapakṣiṇām| bhāraścāpyatibhāraśca śalyānāṃ ca pratikriyā|| astrayogaśca yuddhaṃ ca nimittāni tathaiva ca| sarvametanmayā jñeyaṃ rathasyāsya kuṭumbinā|| atastvāṃ kathaye karṇa nidarśanamidaṃ punaḥ|
(I know) what land is even and what is uneven-the strength and weakness of the carwarrior (of my chariot) the fatigue and perspiration of the horses along with the car-warrior; (I have) a knowledge of weapons, of the cries of birds and animals, of what would be heavy for the horses and what would be exceedingly heavy for them, of the taking out of the arrows, of the wounds, of the weapons counteracting each other of the diverse modes of fighting and of all kinds of omens and indications. I know all this who am so familiar with this car. I therefore describe to you this incident once more.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.8
वैश्यः किल समुद्रान्ते प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्॥ यज्वा दानपति: क्षान्तः स्फकर्मस्थोऽभवच्छुचिः। बहुपुत्रः प्रियापत्यः सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः॥ राज्ञो धर्मप्रधानस्य राष्ट्रे वसति निर्भयः।
vaiśyaḥ kila samudrānte prabhūtadhanadhānyavān|| yajvā dānapati: kṣāntaḥ sphakarmastho'bhavacchuciḥ| bahuputraḥ priyāpatyaḥ sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ|| rājño dharmapradhānasya rāṣṭre vasati nirbhayaḥ|
There lived on the other side of the sea a Vaishya who rolled in wealth and corn. He performed yajnas, made liberal gifts, was quiet, observant of the duties of his own order and pure in habits and mind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.9
पुत्राणां तस्य बालानां कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्॥ काको बहूनामभवदुच्छिष्टकृतभोजनः।
putrāṇāṃ tasya bālānāṃ kumārāṇāṃ yaśasvinām|| kāko bahūnāmabhavaducchiṣṭakṛtabhojanaḥ|
He had a number of sons of whom he was fond and kind to all creatures. He lived without any fear in the kingdom of a pious king.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.10
तस्मै सदा प्रयच्छन्ति वैश्यपुत्राः कुमारकाः॥ मांसौदन दधि क्षीरं पायसं मधुसर्पिषी।
tasmai sadā prayacchanti vaiśyaputrāḥ kumārakāḥ|| māṃsaudana dadhi kṣīraṃ pāyasaṃ madhusarpiṣī|
There was a crow who lived upon the leavings of the well-behaved children of the Vaishya. His children always gave the crow meat, curds, mild, pudding, honey and butter.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.11
स चोच्छिष्टभूतः काको वैश्यपुत्रैः कुमारकैः॥ सदृशान् पक्षिणादृप्तः श्रेयसञ्चाधिचिक्षिपे।
sa cocchiṣṭabhūtaḥ kāko vaiśyaputraiḥ kumārakaiḥ|| sadṛśān pakṣiṇādṛptaḥ śreyasañcādhicikṣipe|
Thus fed with the leavings of the food by those sons of the Vaishya the crow became arrogant and began to think light of all birds who were equal to him or even superior.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.12
अथ हंसाः समुद्रान्ते कदाचिदतिपातिनः॥ गरुडस्य गतौ तुल्याश्चक्राङ्गा हृष्टचेतसः।
atha haṃsāḥ samudrānte kadācidatipātinaḥ|| garuḍasya gatau tulyāścakrāṅgā hṛṣṭacetasaḥ|
It so happened that once on a time several cheerful swans, quick-coursing, capable of going every where at will, equal to Garuda in fight and speed, came to that side of the ocean.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.13
कुमारकास्तदा हंसान् दृष्ट्वा काकमथाब्रुवन॥ भवानेव विशिष्टो हि पतत्रिभ्यो विहङ्गम्।
kumārakāstadā haṃsān dṛṣṭvā kākamathābruvana|| bhavāneva viśiṣṭo hi patatribhyo vihaṅgam|
Seeing those swans the Vaishya boys said to the crow-"O ranger of the sky, you are superior to all winged creatures."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.14
प्रतार्यमाणस्तैः सर्वैरल्पबुद्धिभिरण्डजः॥ तद्वचः सत्यमित्येव मौाद् दर्पाच मन्यते।
pratāryamāṇastaiḥ sarvairalpabuddhibhiraṇḍajaḥ|| tadvacaḥ satyamityeva mauād darpāca manyate|
Thus imposed upon by the little-witted children, the bird, out of folly and arrogance, took their words as true.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.15
तान् सोऽभिपत्य जिज्ञासुः क एषां श्रेष्ठभागिति॥ उच्छिष्टदर्पितः काको बहूनां दूरपातिनाम्। तेषां यं प्रवरं मेने हंसानां दूरपातिनाम्॥ तमाह्वयत दुर्बुद्धिः पताव इति पक्षिणम्।
tān so'bhipatya jijñāsuḥ ka eṣāṃ śreṣṭhabhāgiti|| ucchiṣṭadarpitaḥ kāko bahūnāṃ dūrapātinām| teṣāṃ yaṃ pravaraṃ mene haṃsānāṃ dūrapātinām|| tamāhvayata durbuddhiḥ patāva iti pakṣiṇam|
Proud of the leavings on which he fed the crow, approaching the swans who were capable of traversing a great distance, desired to enquire who amongst them was the leader. That foolish crow challenged him whom he considered as the leader amongst those swans capable of going to a great distance, saying-“Let us compete in fight."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.16
तच्छुत्वा प्राहसन् हंसा ये तत्रासन् समागताः॥ भाषतो बहु काकस्य बलिनः पततां वराः। इदमूचुः स्म चक्राङ्गा वचः काकं विहङ्गमाः॥
tacchutvā prāhasan haṃsā ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ|| bhāṣato bahu kākasya balinaḥ patatāṃ varāḥ| idamūcuḥ sma cakrāṅgā vacaḥ kākaṃ vihaṅgamāḥ||
Hearing the words of the arrogant crow, the swans, that had come there, the foremost of birds gifted with great strength, began to laugh. The swans, who were capable of coursing everywhere at will then, addressed the crow saying.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.17
हंसा ऊचुः वयं हंसाश्चरामेमां पृथिवीं मानसौकसः। पक्षिणां च वयं नित्यं दूरपातेन पूजिताः॥
haṃsā ūcuḥ vayaṃ haṃsāścarāmemāṃ pṛthivīṃ mānasaukasaḥ| pakṣiṇāṃ ca vayaṃ nityaṃ dūrapātena pūjitāḥ||
The Swans said "We are swans and live in the Manasa lake. We range over the whole earth and amongst the winged creatures we are always spoken high for the length of the distances we traverse.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.18
कथं हंस नु बलिनं चक्राङ्गं दूरपातिनम्। काको भूत्वा निपतने समाह्वयसि दुर्मते॥ कथं त्वं पतिता काक साहस्माभिब्रवीहि तत्।
kathaṃ haṃsa nu balinaṃ cakrāṅgaṃ dūrapātinam| kāko bhūtvā nipatane samāhvayasi durmate|| kathaṃ tvaṃ patitā kāka sāhasmābhibravīhi tat|
A crow as you are, how do you, O fool, challenge a mighty swan coursing every where at will and traversing over a great distance. Tell us, Ocrow, how you will fly with us."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.19
अथ हंसवचो मूढः कुत्सयित्वा पुनः पुनः। प्रजगादोत्तरं काकः कत्थनो जातिलाघवात्॥
atha haṃsavaco mūḍhaḥ kutsayitvā punaḥ punaḥ| prajagādottaraṃ kākaḥ katthano jātilāghavāt||
Finding fault repeatedly with the words of the swans, the vain crow, on account of the foolishness of its species, at last gave this answer.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.20
काक उवाच शतमेकं च पातानां पतिताऽस्मि न संशयः। शतयोजनमेकैकं विचित्रं विविधं तथा॥
kāka uvāca śatamekaṃ ca pātānāṃ patitā'smi na saṃśayaḥ| śatayojanamekaikaṃ vicitraṃ vividhaṃ tathā||
The crow said Forsooth shall I fly displaying a hundred and one different kinds of motion. I shall show them traversing every hundred yojanas with each separate and beautiful motion.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.21
उड्डीनमवडीनं च प्रडीनं डीनमेव च। निडीनमथ संडीनं तिर्यगडीनगतानि च॥ विडीनं परिडीनं च पराडीनं सुडीनकम्। अभिडीनं महाडीनं निर्डीनमतिडीनकम्॥ अवडीनं प्रडीनं च सडीनं डीनडीनकम्। संडीनोड्डीनडीनं च पुनर्जीनविडीनकम्॥ सम्पातं समुदीषं च ततोऽन्यद् व्यतिरिक्तकम्। गतागतप्रतिगतं बह्वीश्च निकुलीनकाः॥
uḍḍīnamavaḍīnaṃ ca praḍīnaṃ ḍīnameva ca| niḍīnamatha saṃḍīnaṃ tiryagaḍīnagatāni ca|| viḍīnaṃ pariḍīnaṃ ca parāḍīnaṃ suḍīnakam| abhiḍīnaṃ mahāḍīnaṃ nirḍīnamatiḍīnakam|| avaḍīnaṃ praḍīnaṃ ca saḍīnaṃ ḍīnaḍīnakam| saṃḍīnoḍḍīnaḍīnaṃ ca punarjīnaviḍīnakam|| sampātaṃ samudīṣaṃ ca tato'nyad vyatiriktakam| gatāgatapratigataṃ bahvīśca nikulīnakāḥ||
Rising up, swooping down, whirling around, going straight, proceeding gently, coursing aslant up and down, going still, wheeling around, going back, sowing high, darting forward, sowing higher up with greater velocity more, moving on gently-and going on in various ways.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.22
कर्तास्मि मिषतां वोऽद्य ततो द्रक्ष्यथ मे बलम्। तेषामन्यतमेनाहं पतिष्यामि विहायसम्॥ प्रादिशध्वं यथान्यायं केन हंसाः पताम्यहम्।
kartāsmi miṣatāṃ vo'dya tato drakṣyatha me balam| teṣāmanyatamenāhaṃ patiṣyāmi vihāyasam|| prādiśadhvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ kena haṃsāḥ patāmyaham|
These various motions I shall display before you. You will see my strength. With one of these diverse kinds of motions I shall immediately soar into the sky. Tell me, O swans, by which of these motion shall I course through the sky.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.23
ते वै ध्रुवं विनिश्चित्य पतध्वं न मया सह॥ पातैरेभिः खलु खगाः पतितुं खे निराश्रये।
te vai dhruvaṃ viniścitya patadhvaṃ na mayā saha|| pātairebhiḥ khalu khagāḥ patituṃ khe nirāśraye|
Settling your course you shall have to fly with me. Adopting all these motions you shall have to course with me through the sky having no support."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.24
एवमुक्ते तु काकेन प्रहस्यैको विहंगमः॥ उवाच काकं राधेय वचनं तन्निबोध मे।
evamukte tu kākena prahasyaiko vihaṃgamaḥ|| uvāca kākaṃ rādheya vacanaṃ tannibodha me|
Having been thus addressed by the crow, O son of Radha, one of the swans said to him laughing. Hear from me (what he said).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.25
हंस उवाच शतमेकं च पातानां त्वं काक पतिता ध्रुवम्॥ एकमेव तु यं पातं विदुः सर्वे विहंगमाः तमहं पतिता काक नान्यं जानामि कञ्चन॥ पत त्वमपि ताम्राक्ष येन पातेन मन्यसे।
haṃsa uvāca śatamekaṃ ca pātānāṃ tvaṃ kāka patitā dhruvam|| ekameva tu yaṃ pātaṃ viduḥ sarve vihaṃgamāḥ tamahaṃ patitā kāka nānyaṃ jānāmi kañcana|| pata tvamapi tāmrākṣa yena pātena manyase|
The Swan said Forsooth O crow, you will course in hundred and different ways. I shall however fly in one kind of motion which all other birds know; for I do not know any other, O crow. As for yourself, O you of red eyes, you may fly in any kind of way you like.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.26
अथ काकाः प्रजहसुर्ये तत्रासन् समागताः॥ कथमेकेन पातेन हसः पातशतं जयेत्। एकेनैव शतस्यैष पातेनाभिभविष्यति॥ हंसस्य पतितं काको बलवानाशुविक्रमः।
atha kākāḥ prajahasurye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ|| kathamekena pātena hasaḥ pātaśataṃ jayet| ekenaiva śatasyaiṣa pātenābhibhaviṣyati|| haṃsasya patitaṃ kāko balavānāśuvikramaḥ|
Thereupon all the crows that had assembled there laughed saying "How will the swan with one kind of flight beat down a hundred flights? The powerful and the quick-coursing crow will beat down the swan with one flight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.27
प्रपेततुः स्पर्धया च ततस्तौ हंसवायसौ॥ एकपाती च चक्राङ्गः काकः पातशतेन च। पेतिवानथ चक्राङ्ग पेतिवानथ वायसः॥
prapetatuḥ spardhayā ca tatastau haṃsavāyasau|| ekapātī ca cakrāṅgaḥ kākaḥ pātaśatena ca| petivānatha cakrāṅga petivānatha vāyasaḥ||
Then those two, the swan the crow, rose into the sky challenging each other-the swan coursing in one motion and the crow in a hundred different ways. The swan flew and the crow flew.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.28
विसिस्मापयिषुः पातैराचक्षाणोऽऽत्मनः क्रियाः। अथ काकस्य चित्राणि पतितानि मुहुर्मुहुः॥ दृष्ट्वा प्रमुदिताः काका विनेदुरधिकैः स्वरैः।
visismāpayiṣuḥ pātairācakṣāṇo''tmanaḥ kriyāḥ| atha kākasya citrāṇi patitāni muhurmuhuḥ|| dṛṣṭvā pramuditāḥ kākā vineduradhikaiḥ svaraiḥ|
Making each other to wonder and speaking highly of their respective feats. Seeing the various kinds of motions at every moment the crows that were there were filled with delight and began to caw loudly.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.29
हंसांश्चावहसन्ति स्म प्रावदन्नप्रियाणि च॥ उत्पत्योत्पत्य च मुहुर्मुहूर्तमिति चेति च। वृक्षाग्रेभ्यः स्थलेभ्यश्च निपतन्त्युत्पतन्ति त॥ कुर्वाणा विविधान् रावानाशंसन्तो जयं तथा।
haṃsāṃścāvahasanti sma prāvadannapriyāṇi ca|| utpatyotpatya ca muhurmuhūrtamiti ceti ca| vṛkṣāgrebhyaḥ sthalebhyaśca nipatantyutpatanti ta|| kurvāṇā vividhān rāvānāśaṃsanto jayaṃ tathā|
The swans also laughed aloud making many unpleasant remarks. They began to rise up and alight repeatedly. They came down and rose up from the tops of the trees and the surface of the earth; they began to emit cries bespeaking their respective victories.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.30
हंसस्तु मृदुनैकेन विक्रान्तुमुपचक्रमे॥ प्रत्यहीयत काकाच मुहूर्तमिव मारिष।
haṃsastu mṛdunaikena vikrāntumupacakrame|| pratyahīyata kākāca muhūrtamiva māriṣa|
With one kind of gentle motion the swan began to roar up. For a moment, O Marisha, the crow seemed to have defeated him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.31
अवमन्य च हंसांस्तानिदं वचनमब्रुवन्॥ योऽसावुत्पतितो हंसः सोऽसावेवं प्रहीयते।
avamanya ca haṃsāṃstānidaṃ vacanamabruvan|| yo'sāvutpatito haṃsaḥ so'sāvevaṃ prahīyate|
Thereat disregarding the swans the crows said-"That swan amongst us who has soared high up is evidently defeated."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.32
अथ हंसः स तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रापतत् पश्चिमां दिशम्॥ उपर्युपरि वेगेन सागरं मकरालयम्।
atha haṃsaḥ sa tacchrutvā prāpatat paścimāṃ diśam|| uparyupari vegena sāgaraṃ makarālayam|
Hearing this the swan with great velocity began to move westwards towards the ocean abounding in Makaras.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.33
ततोभी: प्राविशत् काकं तदा तत्र विचेतसम्॥ द्वीपगुमानपश्यन्तं निपातार्थे श्रमान्वितम्।
tatobhī: prāviśat kākaṃ tadā tatra vicetasam|| dvīpagumānapaśyantaṃ nipātārthe śramānvitam|
Then the crow became afraid who was almost besides himself at not seeing any island or trees whereon to perch when tired.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.34
निपतेयं क्व नु श्रान्त इति तस्मिञ्जलार्णवे॥ अविषह्यः समुद्रो हि बहुसत्त्वगणालयः। महासत्त्वशतोद्भासी नभसोऽपि विशिष्यते॥
nipateyaṃ kva nu śrānta iti tasmiñjalārṇave|| aviṣahyaḥ samudro hi bahusattvagaṇālayaḥ| mahāsattvaśatodbhāsī nabhaso'pi viśiṣyate||
(He then thought) “where shall I alight on this vast ocean when tired?” Irrepressible is the deep the abode of numberless creatures. Inhabited by hundreds of monsters it is greater than the sky.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.35
गाम्भीर्याद्धि समुद्रस्य न विशेषं हि सूतज। दिगम्बराम्भसः कर्ण समुद्रस्था विदुर्जनाः॥ विदूरपातात् तोयस्य किं पुनः कर्ण वायसः।
gāmbhīryāddhi samudrasya na viśeṣaṃ hi sūtaja| digambarāmbhasaḥ karṇa samudrasthā vidurjanāḥ|| vidūrapātāt toyasya kiṃ punaḥ karṇa vāyasaḥ|
you wretch, none can exceed the ocean in depth. O Karna, the men know that the waters of the ocean are equally boundless like the sky. What is crow to it considering its extent?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.36
अथ हंसोऽप्यतिक्रम्य मुहूर्तमिति चेति च॥ अवेक्षमाणस्तं काकं नाशकद् व्यपसर्पितुम।
atha haṃso'pyatikramya muhūrtamiti ceti ca|| avekṣamāṇastaṃ kākaṃ nāśakad vyapasarpituma|
Doing a great distance in a moment the swan looked back at the crow and could not leave him behind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.37
अतिक्रम्य च चक्राङ्गः काकं तं समुदैक्षत॥ यावद् गत्वा पतत्येष काको मामिति चिन्तयन्।
atikramya ca cakrāṅgaḥ kākaṃ taṃ samudaikṣata|| yāvad gatvā patatyeṣa kāko māmiti cintayan|
Having beaten down the crow the swan looked at him and waited thinking 'Let the crow come up.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.38
ततः काको भृषं श्रान्तो हंसमभ्यागमत्तदा॥ तं तथा हीयमानं तु हंसो दृष्ट्वाब्रवीदिदम्। उजिहीर्षुर्निमज्जन्त स्मरन् सत्पुरुषव्रतम्॥
tataḥ kāko bhṛṣaṃ śrānto haṃsamabhyāgamattadā|| taṃ tathā hīyamānaṃ tu haṃso dṛṣṭvābravīdidam| ujihīrṣurnimajjanta smaran satpuruṣavratam||
Thereupon greatly exhausted the crow came up to the swan. Thereupon beholding him about to sink and with a view to rescue him the swan, remembering the good offices of the pious, said to him-
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.39
हंस उवाच बहूनि पतितानि त्वमाचक्षाणो मुहुर्मुहुः। पातस्य व्याहरंश्चेदं न नो गुह्यं प्रभाषसे॥
haṃsa uvāca bahūni patitāni tvamācakṣāṇo muhurmuhuḥ| pātasya vyāharaṃścedaṃ na no guhyaṃ prabhāṣase||
The Swan said “While speaking about flight you again and again mentioned about a goodly number of them. You should not mention this your flight which is a mystery to us.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.40
किं नाम पतितं काकः यत्त्व पतसि सामप्रतम्। जलं स्पृशसि पक्षाभ्यां तुण्डेन च पुनः पुनः॥
kiṃ nāma patitaṃ kākaḥ yattva patasi sāmapratam| jalaṃ spṛśasi pakṣābhyāṃ tuṇḍena ca punaḥ punaḥ||
What is the name of this flight, O crow, which you have followed now? You repeatedly touch the waters with your wings and beak.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.41
प्रबूहि कतमे तत्र पाते वर्तसि वायस। एोहि काक शीघ्रं त्वमेष त्वां प्रतिपालये॥
prabūhi katame tatra pāte vartasi vāyasa| eohi kāka śīghraṃ tvameṣa tvāṃ pratipālaye||
Which amongst those many kinds of flight, O crow, that you are bow following? Come quickly, Ocrow, I am waiting for you.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.42
शल्य उवाच स पक्षाभ्यां स्पृशन्नार्तस्तुण्डेन च जलं तदा। दृष्टो हंसेन दुष्टात्मन्निदं हंस ततोऽब्रवीत्॥
śalya uvāca sa pakṣābhyāṃ spṛśannārtastuṇḍena ca jalaṃ tadā| dṛṣṭo haṃsena duṣṭātmannidaṃ haṃsa tato'bravīt||
Shalya said O wicked one, greatly tired and touching the water with his wings and beak and seen by the swan the crow said to him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.43
अपश्यन्नम्भसः पारं निपतंश्च श्रमान्वितः। पातवेगप्रमथितो हंसं काकोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
apaśyannambhasaḥ pāraṃ nipataṃśca śramānvitaḥ| pātavegapramathito haṃsaṃ kāko'bravīdidam||
Not beholding the limit of the ocean, fatigued and broken down with the exertion of flight the crow said to the swan.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.44
वयं काकाः कुतो नाम चरामः काकवाशिकाः। हंस प्राणैः प्रपद्ये त्वामुदकान्तं नयस्व माम्॥
vayaṃ kākāḥ kuto nāma carāmaḥ kākavāśikāḥ| haṃsa prāṇaiḥ prapadye tvāmudakāntaṃ nayasva mām||
“We are crows, we move about here and there crying caw, caw. O swan, I lay my life at your hands and seek refuge with you. Take me to the bank of the ocean.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.45
स पक्षाभ्यां स्पृशन्नार्तस्तुण्डेन च महार्णवे। काको दृढपरिश्रान्तः सहसा निपपात ह॥
sa pakṣābhyāṃ spṛśannārtastuṇḍena ca mahārṇave| kāko dṛḍhapariśrāntaḥ sahasā nipapāta ha||
Greatly tired and touching the ocean with his wings and beak the crow all on a sudden fell down.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.46
सागराम्भसि तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं दीनचेतसम्। प्रियमाणमिदं काकं हंसो वाक्यमुवाच ह॥
sāgarāmbhasi taṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ dīnacetasam| priyamāṇamidaṃ kākaṃ haṃso vākyamuvāca ha||
Beholding him thus fallen into the ocean with a sorry heart the swan addressed the crow
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.47
शतमेकं च पातानां पताम्यहमनुस्मर। श्लाघमानस्त्वमात्मानं काक भाषितवानसि॥
śatamekaṃ ca pātānāṃ patāmyahamanusmara| ślāghamānastvamātmānaṃ kāka bhāṣitavānasi||
“O crow, how did you praise yourself. Remember, you said that you would course through the sky in a hundred different ways.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.48
स त्वमेकशतं पातं पतन्नभ्यधिको मया। कथमेवं परिश्रान्तः पतितोऽसि महार्णवे॥
sa tvamekaśataṃ pātaṃ patannabhyadhiko mayā| kathamevaṃ pariśrāntaḥ patito'si mahārṇave||
You, who would fly in a hundred different ways, are superior to me; why are you then tired and fallen on the ocean?"
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.49
प्रत्युवाचः ततः काकः सीदमान उदं वचः। उपरिष्टं तदा हंसमभिवीक्ष्य प्रसादयन्॥
pratyuvācaḥ tataḥ kākaḥ sīdamāna udaṃ vacaḥ| upariṣṭaṃ tadā haṃsamabhivīkṣya prasādayan||
Overcome with weakness, the crow, rating his looks up at the swan and trying to please him said.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.50
काक उवाच उच्छिष्टदर्पितो हंस मन्येऽऽत्मानं सुपर्णवत्। अवमन्य बहूंचाहं काकानन्यांश्च पक्षिणः॥
kāka uvāca ucchiṣṭadarpito haṃsa manye''tmānaṃ suparṇavat| avamanya bahūṃcāhaṃ kākānanyāṃśca pakṣiṇaḥ||
The crow said "Rendered arrogant by feeding upon the leavings of others' food I thought myself as equal to Garuda and did not care for crows and other birds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.51
प्राणहंस प्रपद्ये त्वां द्वीपान्तं प्रापयस्व माम्। यद्यहं स्वस्तिमान् हंस स्वं देशं प्राप्नुयां प्रभो॥
prāṇahaṃsa prapadye tvāṃ dvīpāntaṃ prāpayasva mām| yadyahaṃ svastimān haṃsa svaṃ deśaṃ prāpnuyāṃ prabho||
I now seek refure with you and place my life at your disposal. Oh, take me to the shore of some island.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.52
न कंचिदवमन्येऽहमापदो मां समुद्धर। तमेवं वादिनं दीनं विलपन्तमचेतनम्॥
na kaṃcidavamanye'hamāpado māṃ samuddhara| tamevaṃ vādinaṃ dīnaṃ vilapantamacetanam||
If I, O swan, O lord, return safely to my country I will never disregard any body; Oh, save me from this calamity."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.53
काक काकेति वाशन्तं निमज्जन्तं महार्णवे। कृपयाऽऽदाय हंसस्तं जलक्किन्नं सुदुर्दसम्॥ पद्धयामुक्षिप्य वेगेन पृष्ठमारोपयच्छनैः। आरोप्य पृष्ठं हंसस्तं काकं तूर्णं विचेतनम्॥
kāka kāketi vāśantaṃ nimajjantaṃ mahārṇave| kṛpayā''dāya haṃsastaṃ jalakkinnaṃ sudurdasam|| paddhayāmukṣipya vegena pṛṣṭhamāropayacchanaiḥ| āropya pṛṣṭhaṃ haṃsastaṃ kākaṃ tūrṇaṃ vicetanam||
Without a word the swan took him up with his foot and placed him slowly on his back, who said so, was melancholy, weeping, deprived of his sense, was sinking in the ocean, was crying caw! caw, was drenched with water, hedeous to look at and trembling in fear.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.54
आजगाम पुनर्दीपं स्पर्धया पेततुर्यतः। संस्थाप्य तं चापि पुनः समाश्वास्य च खेचरम्॥
ājagāma punardīpaṃ spardhayā petaturyataḥ| saṃsthāpya taṃ cāpi punaḥ samāśvāsya ca khecaram||
Having placed speedily the crow who was besides himself on his back he came to the island from which they had started challenging each other.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.55
गतो यथेप्सितं देश हंसो मन इवाशुगः। एवमुच्छिष्टपुष्टः स काको हंसपराजितः॥
gato yathepsitaṃ deśa haṃso mana ivāśugaḥ| evamucchiṣṭapuṣṭaḥ sa kāko haṃsaparājitaḥ||
Putting that ranger of the sky down (on the land) and comforting him the swan repaired quickly to his wished-for region with the mind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.56
बलं वीर्यं महत्कर्ण त्यक्त्वा क्षान्तिमुपागतः। उच्छिष्टभोजन: काको यथा वैश्यकुले पुरा॥
balaṃ vīryaṃ mahatkarṇa tyaktvā kṣāntimupāgataḥ| ucchiṣṭabhojana: kāko yathā vaiśyakule purā||
Thus the crow, fed fat with the leavings, was defeated by the swan. Then casting off the pride of strength and prowess the crow, O Karna, led a peaceful and quiet life.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.57
एवं त्वमुच्छिष्टभृतो धार्तराष्ट्र संशयः। सदृशाश्रेयसश्चापि सर्वान् कर्णावमन्यसे॥
evaṃ tvamucchiṣṭabhṛto dhārtarāṣṭra saṃśayaḥ| sadṛśāśreyasaścāpi sarvān karṇāvamanyase||
As that crow, fed upon the refuses of the food of the Vaishya children, did not care his equals and superiors, so do you, O Karna, fed by Dhritarashtra's sons, with the leavings of their food, disregard your equals and superiors.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.58
द्रोणद्रौणिकृपैर्गुप्तो भीष्मेणान्यैश्च कौरवैः। विराटनगरे पार्थमेकं किं नावधीस्तदा॥
droṇadrauṇikṛpairgupto bhīṣmeṇānyaiśca kauravaiḥ| virāṭanagare pārthamekaṃ kiṃ nāvadhīstadā||
Why did you not kill Partha at Virata's city when you were protected by Drona and his son Kripa, Bhishma and other Kaurava?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.59
यत्र व्यस्ता: समत्सांश्च निर्जिताः स्थ किरीटिना। शृगाला इव सिंहेन क्व ते वीर्तमभूत् तदा॥
yatra vyastā: samatsāṃśca nirjitāḥ stha kirīṭinā| śṛgālā iva siṃhena kva te vīrtamabhūt tadā||
What became of your prowess there when defeated by Kiriti you all fled away like a pack of jackals?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.60
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा समरे सव्यसाचिना। पश्यतां कुरुवीराणां प्रथमं त्वं पलायितः॥
bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā samare savyasācinā| paśyatāṃ kuruvīrāṇāṃ prathamaṃ tvaṃ palāyitaḥ||
Seeing your brother killed by Savya Sachin in the very presence of the Kuru heroes it was you who fled away first.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.61
तथा द्वैतवने कर्ण गन्धर्वेः समभिद्रुतः। कुरून् समयानुत्सृज्य प्रथमं त्वं पलायितः॥
tathā dvaitavane karṇa gandharveḥ samabhidrutaḥ| kurūn samayānutsṛjya prathamaṃ tvaṃ palāyitaḥ||
When you were assailed by the Gandharvas in the Dvaita forest it was you who, leaving behind the Kurus, did run away from the forest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.62
हत्वा जित्वा च गन्धर्वाचित्रसेनमुखान् रणे। कर्ण दुर्योधनं पार्थं सभार्यं सममोक्षयत्॥
hatvā jitvā ca gandharvācitrasenamukhān raṇe| karṇa duryodhanaṃ pārthaṃ sabhāryaṃ samamokṣayat||
Having defeated in battle the Gandharvas led by Chitrasena with a great slaughter it was Arjuna, O Karna, who rescued Duryodhana with his wife.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.63
पुनः प्रभाव पार्थस्य पौराणः केशवस्य च। कथितः कर्ण रामेण सभायां राजसंसदि॥
punaḥ prabhāva pārthasya paurāṇaḥ keśavasya ca| kathitaḥ karṇa rāmeṇa sabhāyāṃ rājasaṃsadi||
Rama himself, O Karna, before the assembly of the Kuru heroes spoke of the prowess of Arjuna and Kesava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.64
सततं च त्वमश्रौषीर्वचनं द्रोणभीष्मयोः। अवध्यौ वदन्तः कृष्णौ संनिधौ च महीक्षिताम्॥
satataṃ ca tvamaśrauṣīrvacanaṃ droṇabhīṣmayoḥ| avadhyau vadantaḥ kṛṣṇau saṃnidhau ca mahīkṣitām||
You have always heard Drona and Bhishma speaking before all the kings of the two Krishnas as being unslayable.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.65
कियत् तत् तत् प्रवक्ष्यामि येन येन धनंजयः। त्वत्तोऽतिरिक्तः सर्वेभ्यो भूतेभ्यो ब्राह्मणों यथा॥
kiyat tat tat pravakṣyāmi yena yena dhanaṃjayaḥ| tvatto'tiriktaḥ sarvebhyo bhūtebhyo brāhmaṇoṃ yathā||
I have told you only a bit about this that Dhananjaya is superior to you as a Brahmana is to all creatures.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.66
इदानीमेव द्रष्टासि प्रधाने स्यन्दने स्थितौ। पुत्रं च वसुदेवस्य कुन्तीपुत्रं च पाण्डवम्॥
idānīmeva draṣṭāsi pradhāne syandane sthitau| putraṃ ca vasudevasya kuntīputraṃ ca pāṇḍavam||
You will soon see stationed on that best of cars the son of Vasudeva and the son of Kunti and Pandu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.67
यथाश्रयत चक्राङ्गं वायसो बुद्धिमास्थितः। तथाश्रयस्व वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवं च धनंजयम्॥
yathāśrayata cakrāṅgaṃ vāyaso buddhimāsthitaḥ| tathāśrayasva vārṣṇeyaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam||
As the crow intelligently sought the protection of the swan so do you seek the shelter of the Vrishni hero (Krishna) and of Pandu's son Dhananjaya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.68
यदा त्वं युधि विक्रान्तौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ। द्रष्टास्येकरथे कर्ण तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि॥
yadā tvaṃ yudhi vikrāntau vāsudevadhanaṃjayau| draṣṭāsyekarathe karṇa tadā naivaṃ vadiṣyasi||
When you will see in battle the highly powerful Vasudeva and Dhananjaya stationed in the same car, you will not utter such words, OKarna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.69
यदा शरशतैः पार्थो दर्प तव वधिष्यति। तदा त्वमन्तरं द्रष्टा आत्मनंश्चार्जुनस्य त॥
yadā śaraśataiḥ pārtho darpa tava vadhiṣyati| tadā tvamantaraṃ draṣṭā ātmanaṃścārjunasya ta||
When Partha with hundreds of shafts break down you pride you will then see the difference between yourself and Dhananjaya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.70
देवासुरमनुष्येषु प्रख्यातौ यौ नरोत्तमौ। तौ मावमंस्था मौात् त्वं खद्योत इव रोचनौ॥८५
devāsuramanuṣyeṣu prakhyātau yau narottamau| tau māvamaṃsthā mauāt tvaṃ khadyota iva rocanau||85
Those two best of men are well-known among the gods, Asuras and men; you are a fire-fly, do not foolishly disregard those two bright luminaries.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.71
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ यद्वत् तद्वदर्जुनकेशवौ। प्राकाश्वेनाभिविख्यातौ त्वं तु खद्योतवन्नृषु॥
sūryācandramasau yadvat tadvadarjunakeśavau| prākāśvenābhivikhyātau tvaṃ tu khadyotavannṛṣu||
Like the sun and the moon Kesava and Arjuna are famous for their effulgence; you are but a fire-fly among men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 6 41.72
एवं विद्वान् मावमंस्थाः सूतपुत्राच्युतार्जुनौ। नृसिंहो तो महात्मानौ जोषमास्स्व विकत्थने॥
evaṃ vidvān māvamaṃsthāḥ sūtaputrācyutārjunau| nṛsiṃho to mahātmānau joṣamāssva vikatthane||
O learned one, O son of a charioteer, do not make light of Arjuna and Achyuta; those two high-souled ones are best of men. Do not make such vaunts. O learned one, O son of a charioteer, do not make light of Arjuna and Achyuta; those two high-souled ones are best of men. Do not make such vaunts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)