Shloka 62
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
यच्चापि कत्थसे राम बहुश: परिषत्सु वै । निर्जिता: क्षत्रिया लोके मयैकेनेति तच्छूणु
yaccāpi katthase rāma bahuśaḥ pariṣatsu vai | nirjitāḥ kṣatriyā loke mayaikene iti tac chṛṇu ||
ராமா! நீ பலமுறை பெருஞ்சபைகளில் பெருமைபேசி, ‘நான் ஒருவனே உலகிலுள்ள எல்லா க்ஷத்திரியர்களையும் வென்றேன்’ என்று கூறுவது பற்றிய பதிலை இப்போது கேள்.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse critiques self-glorifying speech in public forums and insists that claims of greatness must be answered with truth and accountability; ethical stature is shown through restraint and veracity, not repeated boasting.
The speaker addresses Rama directly, referring to Rama’s repeated public claim that he single-handedly defeated all the kṣatriyas of the world, and announces that he will now give a response/refutation to that boast.