Shloka 18
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
द्रौपदेयास्तथा पञ्च पञ्चालाश्चेदयस्तथा । अहं च त्वाभिषेक्ष्यामि राजानं पृथिवीपतिम्
drau padeyās tathā pañca pañcālāś cedayas tathā | ahaṃ ca tvābhiṣekṣyāmi rājānaṃ pṛthivīpatim ||
Die fünf Söhne Draupadīs, ebenso die Pāñcālas und die Cedis—zusammen mit mir—werden dich zum König weihen, zum Herrn der Erde.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kingship is presented as a dharmic office validated through rightful consecration and the consent of allied communities, not merely through force or personal ambition.
Vāyudeva declares that the Draupadeyas, along with the Pañcālas and Cedis, and he himself, will perform the royal consecration of the addressed person, affirming broad support for his sovereignty.