Shloka 62
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
यथाश्वह्गदयं वेद दाशार्ह: परवीरहा । तथा शल्यो विजानीते हयज्ञानं महारथ:,शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले दशार्हवंशी श्रीकृष्ण अश्वविद्याके रहस्यको जिस प्रकार जानते हैं, उसी प्रकार महारथी शल्य भी अश्वविज्ञानके विशेषज्ञ हैं
yathāśvagadaṁ veda dāśārhaḥ paravīrahā | tathā śalyo vijānīte hayajñānaṁ mahārathaḥ ||
Dijo Karna: «Así como Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), el matador de los héroes enemigos, conoce el secreto de la ciencia de los caballos, así también el gran auriga Śalya comprende el saber de la equitación y de los corceles.»
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna highlights that success in battle is not secured by courage alone; it also requires technical mastery (here, knowledge of horses and chariot-driving) and the right expert support. Competence and specialized skill become decisive ethical and practical factors in a kṣatriya’s conduct of war.
In Karṇa Parva, Karna is speaking about the capabilities involved in chariot warfare. He compares Kṛṣṇa’s renowned understanding of horsemanship with Śalya’s expertise, emphasizing Śalya’s qualification as a master of horse-knowledge and thus a significant factor in the unfolding combat.