Shloka 47
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
अहूं शक्रस्य सारथ्ये योग्यो मातलिवत् प्रभो । अप्रमादात् प्रयोगाच्च ज्ञानविद्याचिकित्सनै:
ahūṁ śakrasya sārathye yogyo mātalivat prabho | apramādāt prayogāc ca jñāna-vidyā-cikitsanaiḥ ||
Śalya dit : «Ô seigneur, je suis apte à servir comme cocher d’Indra — digne, tel Mātali. Par ma vigilance, mon habileté dans l’action, et par mon savoir, mon instruction, jusqu’aux arts de la guérison, je possède les qualités requises pour cette charge.»
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence in duty is grounded in apramāda (vigilant non-negligence) and prayoga (skilled execution), supported by broad learning—knowledge, disciplines, and even healing—so that service in a critical role becomes ethically reliable.
Śalya speaks assertively about his qualifications, comparing himself to Mātali, Indra’s famed charioteer, to claim that he is fully capable of charioteer-duty in the war context and should be regarded as expertly fit for that role.