Shloka 11
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
मया सार्थमितो यातमद्य त्वां तात पाण्डवा: । अभिजानन्तु कौन्तेयं पूर्वजातं युधिषछ्ठिरात्,तात! मेरे साथ यहाँसे चलनेपर आज पाण्डवोंको तुम्हारे विषयमें यह पता चल जाय कि तुम कुन्तीके ही पुत्र हो और युधिष्ठिरसे भी पहले तुम्हारा जन्म हुआ है
mayā sārtham ito yātam adya tvāṃ tāta pāṇḍavāḥ | abhijānantu kaunteyaṃ pūrvajātaṃ yudhiṣṭhirāt ||
“ప్రియమైనవాడా! ఈ రోజు నాతో ఇక్కడి నుంచి రా; అప్పుడు పాండవులు నిన్ను గుర్తిస్తారు—నీవు కుంతీ కుమారుడవని, యుధిష్ఠిరునికంటే ముందే జన్మించావని.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma through truth-revelation: concealed identity and rightful precedence should be clarified when the time demands moral and social order. Knowing one’s true lineage is presented as ethically significant, especially when it affects duty, seniority, and rightful standing among brothers.
Vāyudeva urges the addressed person to accompany him so that the Pāṇḍavas will come to know that he is Kuntī’s son and was born before Yudhiṣṭhira. It signals an impending public recognition of a hidden birth and its implications for the Pāṇḍava family hierarchy.