Shloka 16
Śalya’s Consecration as Senāpati and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira (शल्यस्य सेनापत्यभिषेकः)
तमप्रतिमकर्माणं रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि । पारगं सर्वविद्यानां गुणार्णवमनिन्दितम्
tam apratimakarmāṇaṃ rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi | pāragaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ guṇārṇavam aninditam ||
संजय म्हणाला—तो कर्माने अनुपम होता आणि पृथ्वीवर रूपानेही अद्वितीय. तो सर्व विद्यांचा पारंगत, गुणांचा सागर आणि आचरणाने निर्दोष होता.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: true greatness is measured by incomparable conduct (karma), mastery grounded in learning (vidyā), and a character so upright that it is beyond reproach (anindita).
Sañjaya is describing a particular person in elevated terms, emphasizing unmatched deeds, exceptional presence, comprehensive learning, and blameless virtue—setting a moral and heroic frame within the war-time narration.