This is one of the most culturally revolutionary verses in human history. Krishna defines the vision of the true master. The wise sages (paṇḍitāḥ) look at a Brahmana (priest/scholar) who is fully endowed with learning and gentle humility (vidyā-vinaya-sampanne), a cow (gavi), an elephant (hastini), a dog (śuni), and a dog-eater or outcaste (śva-pāke ca). When the master looks at these wildly different beings, they see them with absolute, equal vision (sama-darśinaḥ).