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STORIES · THE MAHĀBHĀRATA · Karṇa
Haṃsa-Kākīya
Classical
The swan and the crow — Śalya's cutting fable to deflate Karṇa's boasting.
Told by Śalya → Karṇa
Bound to
Śalya Becomes Karṇa's Charioteer mirror
Where this comes from
- CE · Mahabharata, Critical Edition 8.28 8.28
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