Shloka 6
अर्हणनिर्णयः
Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly
तत्र मेधाविन: केचिदर्थमन्यैरुदीरितम् । विचिक्षिपुर्यथा श्येना नभोगतमिवामिषम्
tatra medhāvinaḥ kecid artham anyair udīritam | vicikṣipur yathā śyenā nabhogatam ivāmiṣam ||
在那里，有些机敏之人会夺走他人所陈之义——半途截取——正如群鹰尚在空中便彼此争抢一块肉食。此偈描绘一种好辩之风：聪慧多用以挑错逞胜，而非求真。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions against using intelligence merely to defeat others in argument. True learning should clarify meaning and serve dharma; fault-finding competitiveness turns discourse into predation, like hawks fighting over meat.
Vaiśampāyana describes an atmosphere where some clever men intercept and appropriate others’ points in discussion, undermining speakers and turning deliberation into a contest of dominance rather than a search for truth.