Shloka 67
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
काक काकेति वाशन्तं निमज्जन्तं महार्णवे । कृपया<5<5दाय हंसस्तं जलक्लिन्न सुदुर्दुशम्
Transliteration
kāka kāketi vāśantaṁ nimajjantaṁ mahārṇave | kṛpayā dāya haṁsas taṁ jalaklinnaṁ sudurduśam ||
Translation
乌鸦在浩瀚大海中下沉时，哀叫道：“迦迦！迦迦！”天鹅为慈悲所动，怜悯那浑身湿透、凄惨不堪的生灵，前来相救——昭示仁慈可施于无助困厄者，不问其本性与种类。
Word by Word
काकa crow
काक:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
काकO crow
काक:
TypeNoun
Rootकाक
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
वाशन्तम्crying/cawing
वाशन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवाश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
निमज्जन्तम्sinking
निमज्जन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनिमज्ज्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
महार्णवेin the great ocean
महार्णवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहार्णव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कृपयाwith compassion
कृपया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृपा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
उद्धायhaving lifted up
उद्धाय:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-धा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
हंसःa swan
हंसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जलwith water
जल:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
क्लिन्नम्soaked/wet
क्लिन्नम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लिन्न
Formक्त (past passive participle from क्लिद्), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
सुदुर्दशम्in a very miserable condition
सुदुर्दशम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्दश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
काक उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
काक (crow)ह
हंस (swan)म
महार्णव (great ocean)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
Compassion is a dharmic response to suffering: one should help the distressed when possible, even if the sufferer is insignificant or unlike oneself.
A crow, drowning in the great ocean, cries out in fear; a swan, moved by pity, takes mercy on the drenched and miserable crow and helps it.