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वासुदेव उवाच । उपासितास्ते राधेय ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । तत्त्वार्थं परिपृष्टाश्च नियतेनानसूयया॥५-१३८-६॥
Vāsudeva said: O Rādheya, you have duly attended upon brāhmaṇas who have mastered the Veda, and you have questioned them about the meaning of reality with disciplined, non-envious intent.
english translation
त्वमेव कर्ण जानासि वेदवादान्सनातनान् । त्वं ह्येव धर्मशास्त्रेषु सूक्ष्मेषु परिनिष्ठितः॥५-१३८-७॥
You yourself, O Karṇa, know the ancient Vedic doctrines; indeed, you are firmly grounded in the subtle teachings of the Dharmaśāstras.
english translation
कानीनश्च सहोढश्च कन्यायां यश्च जायते । वोढारं पितरं तस्य प्राहुः शास्त्रविदो जनाः॥५-१३८-८॥
A child born to an unmarried girl—whether termed kānīna or sahoḍha—is, according to those learned in the śāstras, to be regarded as having the husband (the man who marries her) as his father.
english translation
सोऽसि कर्ण तथा जातः पाण्डोः पुत्रोऽसि धर्मतः । निग्रहाद्धर्मशास्त्राणामेहि राजा भविष्यसि॥५-१३८-९॥
Thus, O Karṇa, being born in that manner, you are—by the standards of dharma—a son of Pāṇḍu. Come; by the determinations of the Dharmaśāstras, you will become a king.
english translation
पितृपक्षे हि ते पार्था मातृपक्षे च वृष्णयः । द्वौ पक्षावभिजानीहि त्वमेतौ पुरुषर्षभ॥५-१३८-१०॥
On your paternal side are the Pārthas, and on your maternal side are the Vṛṣṇis. Recognize these two affiliations, O best of men.
english translation