Why: among horses, he is Uchchaishravas, among elephants, Airavata, and among men, the king, continuing with categories drawn from myth and social hierarchy.

In life: even categories built around power, kingship, hierarchy, contain the same underlying principle, an essential, standout quality worth recognizing beneath the surface trappings of status.

Teaching: when evaluating someone with visible power or status, look past the trappings for the same underlying essential quality this verse is training you to notice everywhere else, don't let status alone stand in for genuine substance.