Shloka 44
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
अथ हंस: स तच्छुत्वा प्रापतत् पश्चिमां दिशम्
Transliteration
atha haṃsaḥ sa tac chrutvā prāpatat paścimāṃ diśam
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ഹംസം ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട ഉടനെ പടിഞ്ഞാറുദിക്കിലേക്കു പറന്നു പോയി।
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
हंसःthe swan
हंसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (speech/statement/event)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage), same as main verb subject
प्रापतत्flew/fell down
प्रापतत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पश्चिमाम्western
पश्चिमाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चिम
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिशम्direction
दिशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
हंस उवाच
Characters & Entities
ह
हंस (Haṃsa, the swan)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive follow-through: once meaningful instruction is heard and understood, one should act promptly rather than hesitate.
After hearing what was said, the swan immediately departs, flying toward the western direction, indicating a swift response to the preceding speech.