Shloka 9
Devanagari script
उलूकस्तस्य समरे तैलधौतेन मारिष । शिरक्रिच्छेद भल्लेन यन्तुर्भरतसत्तम
Transliteration
ulūkas tasya samare tailadhautena māriṣa | śirakṛc cheda bhallena yantur bharatasattama ||
Translation
قال سنجيا: أيها المبجَّل، في تلك المعركة ضرب أولوكا بسهم عريض الرأس مطليّ بالزيت فقطع رأس السائق—يا خيرَ آلِ بهاراتا.
Word by Word
उलूकःUluka
उलूकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउलूक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तैलधौतेनwith (a weapon) polished/cleansed with oil
तैलधौतेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootतैलधौत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मारिषO sir (term of address)
मारिष:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृच्छेदcut off
कृच्छेद:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृच्छेद
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular
भल्लेनwith a bhalla-arrow
भल्लेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभल्ल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यन्तुःof the charioteer
यन्तुः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयन्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तम:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभरतसत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaU
UlūkaC
charioteer (yantṛ)B
bhalla-arrowCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the brutal reality of war: skill and strategy often override compassion, and even supporting figures like charioteers can be violently eliminated, deepening the ethical tragedy of the Kurukṣetra conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Ulūka, using an oil-smeared broad-headed arrow, beheads the charioteer of a warrior engaged in the battle, marking a decisive and grim moment in the fighting.