Shloka 76

Devanagari script

नियच्छति हयानस्य राधेयस्यामितौजस: । 'ये मद्रदेशके स्वामी राजा शल्य रथके अग्रभागमें बैठकर अमित बलशाली इस राधापुत्र कर्णके घोड़ोंको काबूमें रख रहे हैं

Transliteration

niyacchati hayān asya rādheyasyāmitaujaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “King Śalya, the lord of the Madra country, seated at the front of the chariot, was restraining and guiding the horses of Rādheya (Karna), the warrior of immeasurable might.”

Word by Word

• नियच्छति: restrains, controls
• नियच्छति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (नियम्)
• Form: Lat (Present), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्य: of this (man)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• राधेयस्य: of Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अमितौजसः: of (him) of immeasurable vigor
• अमितौजसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-ओजस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)
• Śalya
• Madra-deśa (Madra country)
• chariot
• horses

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent conflict, effectiveness depends on restraint and disciplined control; the verse highlights the ethical and practical necessity of mastery over powerful forces (here, the horses), and the complexity of performing one’s role within an alliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Śalya, king of Madra, seated at the front of Karna’s chariot, actively controlling Karna’s horses—indicating Śalya’s role as charioteer and the immediate preparation/management of the chariot in the midst of battle.