Shloka 49
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
अथ हंसो>प्यतिक्रम्य मुहूर्तमिति चेति च
Transliteration
atha haṃso 'py atikramya muhūrtam iti ceti ca
Translation
于是天鹅也稍稍停顿片刻，复又开口——其言既示克制的停歇，亦显再续前语之意。
Word by Word
अथthen; now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
हंसःthe swan
हंसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अतिक्रम्यhaving crossed/overstepped
अतिक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
मुहूर्तम्a moment; a short time
मुहूर्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus; so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
इतिthus; so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
हंस उवाच
Characters & Entities
ह
हंस (Haṃsa, the Swan)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint and timing in speech: a wise person may pause, reflect, and then speak—suggesting that ethical communication includes not only truthfulness but also appropriate timing and measured delivery.
The speaker identified as the Swan (Haṃsa) pauses briefly and then resumes speaking, marking a transition in the dialogue and indicating that a considered response or continued instruction is about to follow.