Shloka 108
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
सर्वे वेदविदश्नैव राजच्छास्त्रे च पारगा: । सर्वे संग्रामविद्यासु विद्याभिजनशोभिन:
sarve vedavidaś caiva rājaśāstre ca pāragāḥ | sarve saṅgrāmavidyāsu vidyābhijanaśobhināḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：他们皆通晓吠陀，尽得王道之学；皆精于兵战诸艺，并以雅正的学养与高贵的门第而熠熠生辉——无论在议政之席，还是在沙场之上，都足以受人敬重。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence in leaders is portrayed as a union of sacred learning (Veda), practical statecraft (rājaśāstra), and disciplined martial skill, further ennobled by cultivated conduct and reputable lineage—suggesting that power should be guided by knowledge and responsibility.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a group (previously introduced in the surrounding passage) as exceptionally qualified: learned in scripture and governance, trained in warfare, and socially distinguished—setting their stature and credibility within the unfolding events.