Shloka 17
The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha
यत्त्वया मूढ न: सख्युर्भ्रातुर्भार्या हृतेक्षताम् । प्रमत्त: स सभामध्ये त्वया व्यापादित: सखा ॥ १७ ॥ तं त्वाद्य निशितैर्बाणैरपराजितमानिनम् । नयाम्यपुनरावृत्तिं यदि तिष्ठेर्ममाग्रत: ॥ १८ ॥
yat tvayā mūḍha naḥ sakhyur bhrātur bhāryā hṛtekṣatām pramattaḥ sa sabhā-madhye tvayā vyāpāditaḥ sakhā
[沙尔瓦说：] 你这个傻瓜！当着我们的面，你抢走了我们朋友希舒帕拉（Śiśupāla）的新娘，也就是你自己的表亲，后来又在神圣的集会上趁他不备杀了他，今天我要用锋利的箭把你送到不归路！虽然你自以为无敌，但如果你敢站在我面前，我现在就杀了你。
FAQs
Śālva, driven by hostility, taunts Kṛṣṇa by recalling the killing of Śiśupāla and frames it as an unjust act done when the opponent was off guard.
It refers to Śiśupāla as the one dear to Rukmiṇī (the wife of their ‘brother’ Kṛṣṇa), since Śālva twists the relationship to insult Kṛṣṇa.
It shows how envy distorts perception—an offender tries to portray the Lord’s righteous actions as blameworthy—so one should guard against resentment and cultivate humble, truthful speech.