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 |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Ikaw ay deboto sa mga Brahmana at sa banal na tungkulin; lumalaban ka nang may matatag na tapang, at pinagkalooban ng ningning at lakas. Sa gitna ng sagupaan, wari’y isinilang ka sa mga diyos, at sa pakikipaglaban ay higit ka sa karaniwang tao.”
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.