Shloka 25

Devanagari script

काक उवाच शतमेकं च पातानां पतितास्मि न संशय: । शतयोजनमेकैकं विचित्र विविध तथा

Transliteration

kāka uvāca: śatam ekaṃ ca pātānāṃ patito 'smi na saṃśayaḥ | śatayojanam ekaikaṃ vicitraṃ vividhaṃ tathā ||

Translation

ນົກກາກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຫົງ! ຂ້ອຍສາມາດເຮັດການບິນໄດ້ 101 ຢ່າງ—ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສ. ການບິນແຕ່ລະຢ່າງກິນໄລຍະ 100 ໂຢຊະນະ ແລະລ້ວນແຕ່ຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ພິສດພິສົດ»។

Word by Word

• काकः: crow
• काकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पातानाम्: of flights/falls (pātas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पतितः: fallen / (here) accomplished, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शतयोजनम्: a hundred yojanas (in extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-योजन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकैकम्: each one (each)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विचित्राः: variegated, wonderful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विविधाः: various
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

काक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• काक (Crow)
• हंस (Swan)
• योजन (Yojana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights boastful self-assertion—claiming extraordinary abilities and variety. In ethical reading, it sets up a contrast often used in didactic dialogues: mere claims of prowess versus the deeper virtues of restraint, humility, and proven merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

The crow addresses the swan and declares, with confidence, that it can execute 101 distinct kinds of long-distance flights, each extending a hundred yojanas, emphasizing their diversity and marvel.