O sire, even as Karna is reckoned to be superior to Dhananjaya regarding innumerable qualities, so this whole world is of opinion that you are superior to even Vasudeva.
मन्ये चाभ्यधिकं शल्य गुणैः कर्णं धनंजयात्। भवन्तं वासुदेवाश्च लोकोऽयमिति मन्यते॥