Shloka 69
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
आजगाम पुनर्द्धीपं स्पर्धया पेततुर्यत: । अचेत हुए कौएको पीठपर बिठाकर हंस तुरंत ही फिर उसी द्वीपमें आ पहुँचा, जहाँसे होड़ लगाकर दोनों उड़े थे || ६८ ई ।। संस्थाप्य तं चापि पुन: समाश्वास्य च खेचरम्
ājagāma punar dvīpaṃ spardhayā petatur yataḥ | aceto bhūtaṃ kaukeyaṃ pīṭhapar biṭhākar haṃsaḥ tūrṇam eva punar asmin dvīpe samājahāra, yatas tau hoḍaṃ kṛtvā uḍitau || saṃsthāpya taṃ cāpi punaḥ samāśvāsya ca khecaram ||
অচেতন কাউটোক পিঠিত বহুৱাই হাঁহটো তৎক্ষণাৎ সেই একে দ্বীপলৈ উভতি আহিল, য’ৰ পৰা দুয়োটা স্পৰ্ধাৰে উৰি উঠিছিল। তাতে তাক নিৰাপদে নামাই, সেই আকাশগামী পক্ষীক পুনৰ সান্ত্বনা দিলে।
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Superiority is not proved by humiliating a rival but by showing compassion when the rival is in distress. The stronger one’s dharma is to protect and reassure, transforming competition into benevolence.
After a competitive flight, the swan returns to the island of departure, finds the crow unconscious, carries him on its back, sets him down safely, and comforts him.