ततः स कथयाम आस दृष्ट्वा हंसस्य किल्बिषम तेषां परमदुःखार्तः स पक्षी सर्वपक्षिणाम ।। २-३८-३६ ।।
'Seeing the sinfulness of the swan, the bird, overwhelmed with great sorrow for all the birds, spoke to them about what he had witnessed.' ।। 2-38-36 ।।
'O Bhishma, these kings of the earth, enraged, might kill you who are of the nature of a swan, just as birds born from eggs might kill darkness.' ।। 2-38-38 ।।
'O you who uphold virtue with your wings, though your heart is swayed by passion, you preach righteousness. Yet, your sinful act of consuming the eggs reveals the contradiction between your actions and your words.' ।। 2-38-40 ।।