Shloka 62
स त्वमेकशतं पातं पतन्नभ्यधिको मया । कथमेवं परिश्रान्त: पतितो5सि महार्णवे,'सौ उड़ानोंसे उड़नेवाला तू तो मुझसे बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ा है। फिर इस प्रकार थककर महासागरमें कैसे गिर पड़ा?”
sa tvam ekaśataṃ pātaṃ patann abhyadhiko mayā | katham evaṃ pariśrāntaḥ patito 'si mahārṇave ||
សាល្យៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «អ្នកដែលអាចហោះហើរឆ្លងកាត់ការធ្លាក់ចុះរាប់រយដង បានលើសលប់ខ្ញុំយ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្នុងសិល្បៈហោះហើរ។ ដូច្នេះហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នក ដែលនឿយហត់ដល់ម្ល៉េះ ទើបធ្លាក់ចូលទៅក្នុងមហាសមុទ្រដូចនេះ?»
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how even exceptional capability can collapse under fatigue and adverse conditions, and it also illustrates the ethical ambiguity of using taunts and sarcasm to unsettle another—especially in a war setting where psychological pressure becomes a weapon.
Śalya addresses his counterpart with a pointed, ironic question: despite being ‘better at flying’ through repeated falls, how did he end up exhausted and plunged into the ‘great ocean’? The imagery functions as a taunt meant to diminish confidence and expose vulnerability.