Shloka 316
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
पातैरेभि: खलु खगा: पतितुं खे निराश्रये । अतः पक्षियो! तुम सब लोग दृढ़ निश्चय करके आश्रयरहित आकाशमें इन विभिन्न उड़ानोंद्वारा उड़नेके लिये मेरे साथ चलो न
pātair ebhiḥ khalu khagāḥ patituṃ khe nirāśraye | ataḥ pakṣiṇaḥ! yūyaṃ sarve dṛḍha-niścayena āśraya-rahite ākāśe ebhiḥ vividhaiḥ pātaiḥ patituṃ mama sārdhaṃ gacchata na ||
या उतरत्या घसरणींनी खरोखरच पक्षी आधाररहित आकाशातही उतरू शकतात. म्हणून, हे पंखधारीहो! तुम्ही सर्वांनी दृढ निश्चय करून माझ्याबरोबर चला—या उघड्या, निराधार आकाशात विविध उड्डाणे व उतरण्यांचे प्रयत्न करूया.
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes firm resolve and confident practice: even in a seemingly supportless situation, disciplined effort and determination enable success, and a leader urges the group to act together rather than hesitate.
The crow addresses other birds, asserting that with these methods of flight/landing they can manage even in the open, unsupported sky, and calls them to join him with determination to attempt the various maneuvers.