Shloka 11
Bhīṣma Parva, Adhyāya 4 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Vyāsa Saṃvāda on Kāla and Jayalakṣaṇa
Signs of Victory
त्रसानां खलु सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठा राजन् जरायुजा: । जरायुजानां प्रवरा मानवा: पशवश्च ये,राजन! सम्पूर्ण जंगम जीवोंमें जरायुज श्रेष्ठ माने गये हैं, जरायुजोंमें भी मनुष्य और पशु उत्तम हैं
trasānāṁ khalu sarveṣāṁ śreṣṭhā rājan jarāyujāḥ | jarāyujānāṁ pravarā mānavāḥ paśavaś ca ye rājan ||
សញ្ជ័យបានទូលថា៖ ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ! ក្នុងចំណោមសត្វចល័តទាំងអស់ សត្វកើតពីផ្ទៃមាតា ត្រូវបានរាប់ថាជាអធិម។ ហើយក្នុងចំណោមសត្វកើតពីផ្ទៃមាតានោះ មនុស្ស និងសត្វចិញ្ចឹម/សត្វធំៗ ត្រូវបានចាត់ទុកថាល្អប្រសើរបំផុត។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a traditional classification and valuation of living beings: among mobile creatures, womb-born (viviparous) are considered superior, and within them humans and animals are highlighted as pre-eminent—implying a framework for ethical reflection on life, responsibility, and the place of human agency.
Sañjaya, narrating events and reflections to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, states a general principle about the ranking of living beings, functioning as contextual discourse within Bhīṣma Parva’s broader war narration and its moral-philosophical framing.