Shloka 35
हतस्यापि महाराज सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे । वित्रेसु: सर्वतो योधा: सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगा:,महाराज! जैसे सिंहसे दूसरे जंगली पशु सदा डरते रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार युद्धस्थलमें मारे गये सूतपुत्रसे भी समस्त योद्धा भय मानते थे
hatasyāpi mahārāja sūtaputrasya saṁyuge | vitrēsuḥ sarvato yodhāḥ siṁhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||
શલ્ય બોલ્યો—“મહારાજ! જેમ સિંહથી બીજા મૃગો સદા ડરે છે, તેમ જ યુદ્ધભૂમિમાં હણાઈ ગયા પછી પણ સૂતપુત્ર કર્ણથી સર્વ દિશામાં યોદ્ધાઓ કંપતા હતા.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the enduring force of reputation and valor: a truly formidable warrior inspires fear not merely by physical presence but by the remembered certainty of his power. Ethically, it points to how courage and morale in war are shaped by perception, memory, and the acknowledged greatness of an opponent.
Śalya is speaking to the king, describing the battlefield’s reaction to the fall of the sūtaputra (Karṇa). He says that even after Karṇa has been killed, warriors everywhere continue to tremble, likened to animals fearing a lion—emphasizing Karṇa’s terrifying martial stature.