Shloka 18
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
Devanagari script
द्रौपदेयास्तथा पञ्च पञ्चालाश्चेदयस्तथा । अहं च त्वाभिषेक्ष्यामि राजानं पृथिवीपतिम्
Transliteration
drau padeyās tathā pañca pañcālāś cedayas tathā | ahaṃ ca tvābhiṣekṣyāmi rājānaṃ pṛthivīpatim ||
Translation
ドラウパディーの五人の子ら、またパンチャーラとチェーディの者たちも——そしてこの私も——汝を灌頂して王となし、大地の主と立てよう。
Word by Word
द्रौपदेयाःthe sons of Draupadī
द्रौपदेयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्च
पञ्चालाःthe Pāñcālas
पञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चेदयःthe Cedis
चेदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचेदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
अभिषेक्ष्यामिI will anoint/crown
अभिषेक्ष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-षिच्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पृथिवीपतिम्lord of the earth (sovereign)
पृथिवीपतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)द
द्रौपदेयाः (Draupadeyas)द
द्रौपदी (Draupadī)प
पञ्चालाः (Pañcālas)च
चेदयः (Cedis)अ
अभिषेक (royal consecration)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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.