Shloka 56
स त्वं परेषां वीर्येण आत्मानं बहु मन्यसे । कथमेवमशक्तस्त्वमस्मान् समभिगर्जसि,'तू तो दूसरोंके ही बलसे अपने-आपको बहुत अधिक शक्तिशाली मानता है; परंतु ऐसा असमर्थ होकर तू हमारे सामने गर्जना कैसे कर रहा है?”
sa tvaṁ pareṣāṁ vīryeṇa ātmānaṁ bahu manyase | katham evam aśaktas tvam asmān samabhigarjasi ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: “Inaakala mong napakalakas mo dahil lamang sa lakas ng iba ang iyong inaasahan. Paano ka, na mahina sa sarili, nakapaghahamon at nakapagngangalit sa harap namin nang gayon katapang?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes arrogance founded on borrowed power: claiming greatness through others’ strength and using that borrowed backing to intimidate is ethically hollow and dishonorable.
Sanjaya reports a sharp taunt directed at an opponent who boasts loudly. The speaker points out that the person is not truly strong on his own and is only emboldened by the might of allies, yet still dares to threaten ‘us’.