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Mahābhārata • Parva 8 (Karṇaparva) • Adhyāya 28

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 28

कर्णपर्व • अध्यायः 28

Karṇaparva Adhyāya 28 of the classical Mahābhārata with 67 verses.

Total: 67 Verses • Citations: MBh 8.28.1–67 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
मारिषाधिरथेः श्रुत्वा वचो युद्धाभिनन्दिनः । शल्योऽब्रवीत्पुनः कर्णं निदर्शनमुदाहरन् ॥
English Translation
Sanjaya said Hearing the words of the great car-warrior Karna who took delight in battle Shalya again said to hiin, citing an example.
यथैव मत्तो मद्येन त्वं तथा न च वा तथा । तथाहं त्वां प्रमाद्यन्तं चिकित्सामि सुहृत्तया ॥
English Translation
O Vrisha, you appear like an intoxicated man. For all that, out of friendship I will try to cure you of your mistakes.
इमां काकोपमां कर्ण प्रोच्यमानां निबोध मे । श्रुत्वा यथेष्टं कुर्यास्त्वं विहीन कुलपांसन ॥
English Translation
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.
नाहमात्मनि किंचिद्वै किल्बिषं कर्ण संस्मरे । येन त्वं मां महाबाहो हन्तुमिच्छस्यनागसम् ॥
English Translation
O Karna, I do not remember a single sin in me for which you desire to kill me innocent as I am.
अवश्यं तु मया वाच्यं बुध्यतां यदि ते हितम् । विशेषतो रथस्थेन राज्ञश्चैव हितैषिणा ॥
English Translation
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.
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 ॥
वैश्यः किल समुद्रान्ते प्रभूतधनधान्यवान् । यज्वा दानपतिः क्षान्तः स्वकर्मस्थोऽभवच्छुचिः ॥
English Translation
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.
बहुपुत्रः प्रियापत्यः सर्वभूतानुकम्पकः । राज्ञो धर्मप्रधानस्य राष्ट्रे वसति निर्भयः ॥
English Translation
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.
पुत्राणां तस्य बालानां कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम् । काको बहूनामभवदुच्छिष्टकृतभोजनः ॥
English Translation
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.
तस्मै सदा प्रयच्छन्ति वैश्यपुत्राः कुमारकाः । मांसोदनं दधि क्षीरं पायसं मधुसर्पिषी ॥
English Translation
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.
स चोच्छिष्टभृतः काको वैश्यपुत्रैः कुमारकैः । सदृशान्पक्षिणो दृप्तः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ॥
English Translation
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.
अथ हंसाः समुद्रान्ते कदाचिदभिपातिनः । गरुडस्य गतौ तुल्याश्चक्राङ्गा हृष्टचेतसः ॥
English Translation
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.
कुमारकास्ततो हंसान्दृष्ट्वा काकमथाब्रुवन् । भवानेव विशिष्टो हि पतत्रिभ्यो विहंगम ॥
English Translation
Seeing those swans the Vaishya boys said to the crow-"O ranger of the sky, you are superior to all winged creatures."
प्रतार्यमाणस्तु स तैरल्पबुद्धिभिरण्डजः । तद्वचः सत्यमित्येव मौर्ख्याद्दर्पाच्च मन्यते ॥
English Translation
Thus imposed upon by the little-witted children, the bird, out of folly and arrogance, took their words as true.
तान्सोऽभिपत्य जिज्ञासुः क एषां श्रेष्ठभागिति । उच्छिष्टदर्पितः काको बहूनां दूरपातिनाम् ॥
English Translation
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."
तेषां यं प्रवरं मेने हंसानां दूरपातिनाम् । तमाह्वयत दुर्बुद्धिः पताम इति पक्षिणम् ॥
तच्छ्रुत्वा प्राहसन्हंसा ये तत्रासन्समागताः । भाषतो बहु काकस्य बलिनः पततां वराः । इदमूचुश्च चक्राङ्गा वचः काकं विहंगमाः ॥
English Translation
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.
वयं हंसाश्चरामेमां पृथिवीं मानसौकसः । पक्षिणां च वयं नित्यं दूरपातेन पूजिताः ॥
English Translation
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.
कथं नु हंसं बलिनं वज्राङ्गं दूरपातिनम् । काको भूत्वा निपतने समाह्वयसि दुर्मते । कथं त्वं पतनं काक सहास्माभिर्ब्रवीषि तत् ॥
English Translation
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."
अथ हंसवचो मूढः कुत्सयित्वा पुनः पुनः । प्रजगादोत्तरं काकः कत्थनो जातिलाघवात् ॥
English Translation
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.
शतमेकं च पातानां पतितास्मि न संशयः । शतयोजनमेकैकं विचित्रं विविधं तथा ॥
English Translation
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.
उड्डीनमवडीनं च प्रडीनं डीनमेव च । निडीनमथ संडीनं तिर्यक्चातिगतानि च ॥
विडीनं परिडीनं च पराडीनं सुडीनकम् । अतिडीनं महाडीनं निडीनं परिडीनकम् ॥
गतागतप्रतिगता बह्वीश्च निकुडीनिकाः । कर्तास्मि मिषतां वोऽद्य ततो द्रक्ष्यथ मे बलम् ॥
एवमुक्ते तु काकेन प्रहस्यैको विहंगमः । उवाच हंसस्तं काकं वचनं तन्निबोध मे ॥
English Translation
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).
शतमेकं च पातानां त्वं काक पतिता ध्रुवम् । एकमेव तु ये पातं विदुः सर्वे विहंगमाः ॥
English Translation
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.
तमहं पतिता काक नान्यं जानामि कंचन । पत त्वमपि रक्ताक्ष येन वा तेन मन्यसे ॥
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