Shloka 19
ब्रह्मण्य: सत््व्योधी च तेजसा च बलेन च | देवगर्भसम: संख्ये मनुष्यैरधिको युधि
sañjaya uvāca | brahmaṇyaḥ sattvayodhī ca tejasā ca balena ca | devagarbhasamaḥ saṅkhye manuṣyair adhiko yudhi |
Sañjaya dijo: «Eres devoto de los brahmanes y del deber sagrado; combates con valor firme y estás dotado de esplendor y fuerza. En el fragor de la batalla pareces nacido de los dioses, y en combate superas a los hombres comunes».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroic excellence is framed as ethical excellence: true martial prowess is praised alongside brahmaṇyatā (reverence for Brahmins and dharma), suggesting that strength and victory are most admirable when grounded in righteousness and disciplined character.
Sañjaya delivers an encomium to a warrior, highlighting his devotion to sacred duty and his extraordinary battlefield prowess—so great that he seems god-born and superior to ordinary men in combat.