Shloka 60
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
सागराम्भसि तं॑ दृष्टवा पतितं दीनचेतसम् | ग्रियमाणमिदं काक॑ हंसो वाक्यमुवाच ह,समुद्रके जलमें गिरकर अत्यन्त दीनचित्त हो मृत्युके निकट पहुँचे हुए उस कौएसे हंसने इस प्रकार कहा--
sāgarāmbhasi taṁ dṛṣṭvā patitaṁ dīnacetasam | grīyamāṇam idaṁ kāka haṁso vākyam uvāca ha ||
Melihat gagak itu jatuh ke dalam air lautan—hatinya amat murung dan nyawanya hampir berakhir ketika bahaya mencengkamnya—angsa pun berkata kepadanya demikian.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a person is brought low by peril and regret, the proper response is to receive wise counsel and regain discrimination (viveka). The swan’s forthcoming instruction implies that ethical clarity and right conduct—not panic or despair—are the means to rise from self-caused distress.
Śalya narrates a fable-like scene: a crow has fallen into the ocean and is near death, overwhelmed and helpless. A swan sees the crow’s condition and begins to speak, setting up a moral admonition that will follow in the next verses.