Shloka 7
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
त्वमेव कर्ण जानासि वेदवादान् सनातनान् । त्वमेव धर्मशास्त्रेषु सूक्ष्मेषु परिनिष्ठित:
tvam eva karṇa jānāsi vedavādān sanātanān | tvam eva dharmaśāstreṣu sūkṣmeṣu pariniṣṭhitaḥ, karṇa |
Dijo Vāyu: «Sólo tú, oh Karṇa, conoces de verdad las doctrinas eternas proclamadas en los Vedas. Sólo tú estás firmemente consumado en las sutiles enseñanzas de los Dharmaśāstras. Por ello, eres capaz de discernir lo recto aun cuando el deber se vuelve intrincado y disputado».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scriptural knowledge is presented as a qualification for ethical discernment: one who understands the eternal Vedic doctrines and the subtle reasoning of Dharmaśāstra is expected to judge duty correctly, especially when moral questions are complex.
Vāyu addresses Karna directly, praising his mastery of Vedic teachings and his firm grounding in the subtle points of Dharmaśāstra, positioning him as someone capable of understanding and deciding matters of dharma in the tense pre-war context of the Udyoga Parva.