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Shloka 37

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

प्रपेततु: स्पर्थया च ततस्तौ हंसवायसौ,तदनन्तर हंस और कौआ दोनों होड़ लगाकर उड़े। चक्रांग हंस एक ही गतिसे उड़नेवाला था और कौओआ सौ उड़ानोंसे। इधरसे चक्रांग उड़ा और उधरसे कौआ

prapetatuḥ spardhayā ca tatastau haṃsavāyasau | tadanantaraṃ haṃsaḥ kākaś ca dvāv api hoḍāṃ kṛtvā vyomni utpetatuḥ | cakrāṅga-haṃsaḥ ekayā gatyā uḍḍīyate, vāyasaḥ tu śataśaḥ uḍḍayanaiḥ | itarataḥ cakrāṅgaḥ, itarataḥ kākaḥ |

แล้วหงส์กับกาโผบินด้วยความท้าทายกัน หงส์จักรางคะบินด้วยจังหวะเดียวมั่นคงไม่ขาดตอน ส่วนกาบินด้วยการกระพือปีกแยกเป็นร้อยครั้ง ดังนั้นหงส์จักรางคะไปทางหนึ่ง กาไปอีกทางหนึ่ง

प्रपेततुःflew forth / took flight
प्रपेततुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√पत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
स्पर्धयाwith rivalry / in competition
स्पर्धया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्धा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
हंसवायसौthe swan and the crow
हंसवायसौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहंस + वायस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual

हंस उवाच

हंस (Haṃsa, swan)
वायस/काक (Vāyasa/Kāka, crow)
चक्रांग (Cakrāṅga, epithet/species-name of the swan)

Educational Q&A

Steady, disciplined capability (a single, continuous ‘gati’) surpasses showy, restless exertion. The verse contrasts calm endurance with noisy competitiveness, warning against pride and valuing inner strength.

The swan and the crow begin a competitive flight. The swan flies smoothly in one sustained motion, while the crow progresses through many rapid flaps, setting up a moral contrast between true competence and ostentatious effort.