Shloka 42
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
यत्रास्मि भरतश्रेष्ठ योग्य: कर्मणि कहिचित् । तत्र सर्वात्मना युक्तो वक्ष्ये कार्यधुरं तव,भरतश्रेष्ठ! मैं जहाँ कहीं कभी भी जिस कर्मके योग्य होऊँ वहाँ उस कर्ममें तुम्हारे द्वारा नियुक्त कर दिये जानेपर मैं सम्पूर्ण हृदयसे उस कार्यभारको वहन करूँगा
yatrāsmi bharataśreṣṭha yogyaḥ karmaṇi kvacit | tatra sarvātmanā yukto vakṣye kāryadhuraṃ tava ||
Wika ni Śalya: “O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata, saan man at kailan man ako maging karapat-dapat sa alinmang gawain, doon—kapag ako’y itinalaga mo—buong pagkatao at di-nahahating paninindigan kong papasanin ang bigat ng tungkuling iyon para sa iyo.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes wholehearted acceptance of assigned duty: competence should be offered in service, and once entrusted with responsibility, one should carry it with full commitment (sarvātmanā), without half-heartedness.
Śalya addresses the leader he calls “best of the Bharatas,” offering his readiness to take up whatever role he is suited for. It functions as a pledge of cooperation and willingness to shoulder responsibility within the war-time command structure.