Shloka 62
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
यथाश्वह्गदयं वेद दाशार्ह: परवीरहा । तथा शल्यो विजानीते हयज्ञानं महारथ:
yathāśvagadaṁ veda dāśārhaḥ paravīrahā | tathā śalyo vijānīte hayajñānaṁ mahārathaḥ ||
Wika ni Karna: “Kung paanong si Dāśārha (Śrī Krishna), ang pumatay sa mga bayani ng kaaway, ay nakaaalam ng lihim ng sining ng kabayo, gayon din ang dakilang karwahero na si Shalya—batid niya ang agham ng mga kabayo.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna highlights that success in battle is not secured by courage alone; it also requires technical mastery (here, knowledge of horses and chariot-driving) and the right expert support. Competence and specialized skill become decisive ethical and practical factors in a kṣatriya’s conduct of war.
In Karṇa Parva, Karna is speaking about the capabilities involved in chariot warfare. He compares Kṛṣṇa’s renowned understanding of horsemanship with Śalya’s expertise, emphasizing Śalya’s qualification as a master of horse-knowledge and thus a significant factor in the unfolding combat.