“’Shalya continued, “Exceedingly afflicted, and touching the water with his wings and beak, O thou of wicked soul, the crow, beheld in that state by the swan, addressed the latter.  Indeed, not seeing the limit of that watery expanse and sinking down in fatigue, and exhausted with the effort of his flight the crow said unto the swan, ’We are crows, we wander hither and thither, crying-caw, caw.  ’O swan, I seek thy protection, placing my life-breaths at thy hands.  Oh, take me to the shores of the ocean with the wings and beak.’  The crow, very much fatigued, suddenly fell down.  Beholding him fallen upon the waters of the ocean with a melancholy heart, the swan, addressing the crow who was on the point of death, said these words, ’Remember, O crow, what thou hadst said in praise of thyself.  The words even were that thou wouldst course through the sky in a hundred and one different kinds of flight.  Thou, therefore that wouldst fly a hundred different kinds of flight, thou that art superior to me, alas, why then art thou tired and fallen down on the ocean?’ Overcome with weakness, the crow then, casting his eyes upwards at the swan, and seeking to gratify him, replied, saying, ’Proud of the remains of others’ dishes upon which I fed, I had, O swan, regarded myself as the equal of Garuda and disregarded all crows and many other birds.  I now, however, seek thy protection and place my life-breaths at thy hands.  Oh, take me to the shores of some island.  If, O swan, I can, O lord, return in safety to my own country, I will never again disregard anybody.  Oh rescue me now from this calamity.’  Him that said so and was so melancholy and weeping and deprived of senses, him that was sinking in the ocean, uttering cries ‘caw, caw,’ him so drenched by the water and so disgusting to look at and trembling with fear, the swan, without a word, took up with his feet, and slowly caused him to ride on his back.  Having caused the crow whose senses had deserted him to ride upon his back, the swan quickly returned to that island whence they had both flown, challenging each other.  Placing down that ranger of the sky on dry land and comforting him, the swan, fleet as the mind, proceeded to the region he desired.  Thus was that crow, fed on the remains of others’ dinners, vanquished by the swan.  The crow, then, casting off the pride of might and energy, adopted a life of peace and quiet.  Indeed, even, as that crow, fed upon the remains of the dinners of the Vaishya children, disregarded his equals and superiors, so dost thou, O Karna, that art fed by the sons of Dhritarashtra upon the remains of their dishes, disregard all thy equals and superiors.  Why didst thou not slay Partha at Virata’s city when thou hadst the advantage of being protected by Drona and Drona’s son and Kripa and Bhishma and the other Kauravas?  There where, like a pack of jackals defeated by a lion, ye all were defeated with great slaughter by the diadem-decked Arjuna, what became of your prowess?  Beholding also thy