Shloka 59
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
स पक्षाभ्यां स्पृशन्नार्तस्तुण्डेन च महार्णवे । काको दृढपरिश्रान्त: सहसा निपपात ह
sa pakṣābhyāṃ spṛśann ārtaḥ tuṇḍena ca mahārṇave | kāko dṛḍha-pariśrāntaḥ sahasā nipapāta ha ||
قال شاليا: «وهكذا، كان الغراب —مكروبًا بالغًا في الإعياء— يلامس ماء المحيط العظيم بجناحيه ومنقاره، ثم سقط فيه فجأة. وفي تلك اللحظة كان يتلوّى من ألم شديد.»
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions against arrogant overreach and blind persistence beyond one’s strength; ignoring limits leads to collapse and suffering rather than success.
Śalya describes a crow, worn out and in distress, barely touching the ocean’s water with wings and beak, then suddenly plunging into the great sea, suffering intensely—an illustrative example within his admonitory speech.