Shloka 10

कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor

Devanagari script

पितृपक्षे च ते पार्था मातृपक्षे च वृष्णय: । दौ पक्षावभिजानीहि त्वमेतौ पुरुषर्षभ

Transliteration

pitṛpakṣe ca te pārthā mātṛpakṣe ca vṛṣṇayaḥ | dvau pakṣāv abhijānīhi tvam etau puruṣarṣabha ||

Translation

Dijo Vāyu: «De parte de tu padre están los Pārthas, y de parte de tu madre están los Vṛṣṇis. Oh el mejor de los hombres, reconoce como tuyas estas dos alas aliadas».

Word by Word

• पितृपक्षे: in the paternal side/party
• पितृपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मातृपक्षे: in the maternal side/party
• मातृपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वृष्णयः: the Vṛṣṇis (Yādavas)
• वृष्णयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्वौ: two
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पक्षौ: sides/parties
• पक्षौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अभिजानीहि: know/recognize
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ज्ञा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men (best of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu)
• पार्थाः (Pārthas/Pāṇḍavas)
• वृष्णयः (Vṛṣṇis)
• कुन्ती/पृथा (Kuntī/Pṛthā) (implied by ‘Pārtha’ and maternal side)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should clearly recognize the legitimate networks of support grounded in both paternal and maternal lineage; dharmic strength is reinforced when rightful kinship alliances are acknowledged and honored.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu addresses a hero (implicitly a Pāṇḍava) and points out that he has two strong supporting ‘wings’: the Pārthas on the paternal side and the Vṛṣṇis on the maternal side, emphasizing consolidated backing in the unfolding conflict.