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 ||
シャリヤは言った。「主よ、私はインドラの御者として仕えるにふさわしい——マータリにも劣らぬ者だ。用心深さと運用の巧みさ、そして知識と学芸、さらには治療の術に至るまで、私はその職に要る徳と才を備えている。」
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.