कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
मित्राणि ते प्रह्ृष्यन्तु व्यथन्तु रिपवस्तथा । सौक्षात्रं चैव तेउ्द्यास्तु भ्रातृभि: सह पाण्डवै:
mitrāṇi te prahṛṣyantu vyathantu ripavas tathā | saukṣātraṃ caiva te 'dyāstu bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ ||
तुम्हारे मित्र हर्षित हों और शत्रु व्यथित हों। और हे कर्ण! आज से पाण्डव भाइयों के साथ तुम्हारा सच्चे बन्धुत्व और सद्भाव का सम्बन्ध स्थापित हो।
वायुदेव उवाच
The verse urges a shift from hostility to rightful kinship: ethical strength lies in restoring fraternal bonds and aligning oneself with dharma so that goodwill grows among allies and the power of enmity diminishes.
Vāyudeva addresses Karṇa with a benediction and an exhortation: he blesses Karṇa’s friends with joy and his enemies with discomfiture, while urging Karṇa to adopt, from that day onward, a sincere brotherly relationship with the Pāṇḍavas.