Shloka 13
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
राजानो राजपूुत्राश्न पाण्डवार्थे समागता: । पादौ तव ग्रहीष्यन्ति सर्वे चान्धकवृष्णय:
rājāno rājaputrāś ca pāṇḍavārthe samāgatāḥ | pādau tava grahīṣyanti sarve cāndhaka-vṛṣṇayaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“为般度一方大业而集结的诸王与王子，皆将执握你的双足以示敬礼；安陀迦与弗利什尼两族的众勇士也都将如此。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political support as a moral choice: those who gather for the Pāṇḍavas’ cause express humility and recognition of rightful dharma by the symbolic act of taking someone’s feet, indicating allegiance grounded in ethical judgment rather than mere power.
Vāyu foretells or declares that many rulers and the Andhaka–Vṛṣṇi warriors, having come to aid the Pāṇḍavas, will show deep respect and submission—signaling a broad coalition forming around the Pāṇḍavas in the lead-up to the great conflict.