Shloka 22
उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas
न हि मे विक्रमे तुल्य: पुमानस्तीह कश्नन | हनिष्यामि रणे भागं यन्मे दास्यसि पाण्डव,“इस जगतमें मेरे समान पराक्रमी दूसरा कोई पुरुष नहीं है। पाण्डुकुमार! तुम शत्रुओंका जो भाग मुझे सौंप दोगे, मैं समरभूमिमें उसका संहार कर डालूँगा
na hi me vikrame tulyaḥ pumān astīha kaścana | haniṣyāmi raṇe bhāgaṃ yan me dāsyasi pāṇḍava ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „In dieser Welt gibt es keinen Mann, der mir an Tapferkeit gleichkäme. O Sohn Pāṇḍus, welchen Anteil des Feindes du mir auch zuweist, den werde ich auf dem Schlachtfeld vernichten.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a warrior’s pledge of accountability: confidence in one’s strength is expressed as readiness to accept an assigned duty in war and to carry it through decisively. Ethically, it frames prowess as service to a cause rather than mere self-display.
In the Udyoga Parva’s war-preparation context, a speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) declares unmatched valor and assures a Pāṇḍava that any portion of the enemy forces entrusted to him will be annihilated in battle—signaling alliance, commitment, and strategic division of combat responsibilities.