Shloka 6
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
त्वयि यन्तरि राधेयो विद्विषो मे विजेष्यते । अभीषूणां हि कर्णस्य ग्रहीतान्यो न विद्यते
tvayi yantari rādheyo vidviṣo me vijeṣyate | abhīṣūṇāṁ hi karṇasya gṛhītānyo na vidyate ||
桑阇耶说道：“若由你为御者，罗陀耶（迦尔纳）必能战胜我的仇敌；因为再无人能如此执持并驾驭迦尔纳战马的缰绳。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how victory in war depends not only on a hero’s valor but also on competent support—especially the charioteer’s skill in controlling the horses and positioning the warrior. It underscores the ethical realism of the epic: excellence is relational and coordinated, not merely individual.
Sañjaya reports a confident assessment that Karna (Rādheya) will defeat the opposing warriors if the addressed person serves as his charioteer, because no one else is capable of managing Karna’s reins—implying the extraordinary demands of Karna’s chariot and combat style.