Shloka 47
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
अहूं शक्रस्य सारथ्ये योग्यो मातलिवत् प्रभो । अप्रमादात् प्रयोगाच्च ज्ञानविद्याचिकित्सनै:,प्रभो! मैं सावधानी, अश्वसंचालन, ज्ञान, विद्या तथा चिकित्सा आदि सदगुणोंकी दृष्टिसे इन्द्रके सारथि-कर्ममें नियुक्त मातलिके समान सुयोग्य हूँ
ahūṁ śakrasya sārathye yogyo mātalivat prabho | apramādāt prayogāc ca jñāna-vidyā-cikitsanaiḥ ||
Wika ni Śalya: “O panginoon, karapat-dapat akong maglingkod bilang tagapagmaneho ng karwahe ni Indra—kasingdapat ni Mātali. Sa pagbabantay at kahusayan sa pagsasagawa, at sa aking kaalaman, pag-aaral, at maging sa sining ng pagpapagaling, taglay ko ang mga katangiang kailangan sa tungkuling iyon.”
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.