Shloka 2936

काकोपमोपदेशः

The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa

Devanagari script

विधित्सु: कलहस्यान्तं धर्मराजमुपाद्रवत्‌ । उसके बाद क्रोधमें भरे हुए दुर्योधनने वेगपूर्वक गदा उठाकर कलहका अन्त कर देनेकी इच्छासे धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरपर आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

vidhitsuḥ kalahasyāntaṃ dharmarājam upādravat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Intending to bring the quarrel to an end, Duryodhana—his anger inflamed—rushed at Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, lifting his mace with force, seeking to settle the dispute through violent finality rather than restraint and dharma.

Word by Word

• विधित्सुः: wishing to do/bring about
• विधित्सुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधित्सु (√धा/√धा-धातोः desiderative sense: विधातुम् इच्छन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलहस्य: of the quarrel/conflict
• कलहस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तम्: end
• अन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मराजम्: Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपाद्रवत्: attacked/rushed upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √द्रु (द्रवति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can masquerade as a desire to 'end' conflict, yet it drives one toward adharma—seeking closure through force rather than through self-control, justice, and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, enraged, charges at Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) with a raised mace, intending to finish the dispute by attacking him directly.