Shloka 35
हतस्यापि महाराज सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे । वित्रेसु: सर्वतो योधा: सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगा:
hatasyāpi mahārāja sūtaputrasya saṁyuge | vitrēsuḥ sarvato yodhāḥ siṁhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||
Wika ni Śalya: “O dakilang hari! Kahit napatay na sa larangan ng digmaan ang anak ng tagapagmaneho ng karwahe, ang mga mandirigma sa lahat ng panig ay nanginginig pa rin sa takot—gaya ng ibang mababangis na hayop na natatakot sa leon.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the enduring force of reputation and valor: a truly formidable warrior inspires fear not merely by physical presence but by the remembered certainty of his power. Ethically, it points to how courage and morale in war are shaped by perception, memory, and the acknowledged greatness of an opponent.
Śalya is speaking to the king, describing the battlefield’s reaction to the fall of the sūtaputra (Karṇa). He says that even after Karṇa has been killed, warriors everywhere continue to tremble, likened to animals fearing a lion—emphasizing Karṇa’s terrifying martial stature.