Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

अहं च त्वानुयास्यामि सर्वे चान्धकवृष्णय: । दाशार्हा: परिवारास्ते दाशार्णाश्ष विशाम्पते

Transliteration

ahaṃ ca tvānuyāsyāmi sarve cāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ | dāśārhāḥ parivārās te dāśārṇāś ca viśāṃpate ||

Translation

Dijo Vāyu: «Yo también te seguiré, y así lo harán todos los Andhakas y los Vṛṣṇis. Oh señor de los pueblos, los Dāśārhas serán tu séquito, y también los Dāśārṇas».

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

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

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: common, accusative, singular

• अनुयास्यामि: I will follow
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (याति)
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• अन्धकवृष्णयः: the Andhakas and the Vṛṣṇis
• अन्धकवृष्णयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक + वृष्णि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• दाशार्हाः: the Dāśārhas
• दाशार्हाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• परिवाराः: retainers, followers, family-members
• परिवाराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• दाशार्णाः: the Dāśārṇas
• दाशार्णाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Andhakas
• Vṛṣṇis
• Dāśārhas
• Dāśārṇas
• viśāṃpati (lord of the people, addressed ruler)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of steadfast support: righteous leadership is strengthened when allied groups commit themselves openly, making loyalty and collective responsibility central to political and moral action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu declares that he will accompany the addressed ruler, and that prominent clans—Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis, Dāśārhas, and Dāśārṇas—will also align with him, signaling the consolidation of forces and legitimacy through alliance.