Shloka 9
Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)
भूमिपानां च सर्वेषां मध्ये वाक््यं जगाद ह । उलूको>प्यर्जुनं भूयो यथोक्त वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sañjaya uvāca |
bhūmipānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ madhye vākyaṃ jagāda ha |
ulūko 'py arjunaṃ bhūyo yathokta-vākyam abravīt ||
સંજયે કહ્યું—બધા રાજાઓની વચ્ચે તેણે ભાષણ કર્યું. પછી ઉલૂકે અર્જુનને ફરી, જેમ કહેવા કહ્યું હતું તેમ જ વચન કહ્યું.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of speech: words can serve dharma through truthful mediation, or become weapons that inflame anger and hasten conflict. It implicitly praises restraint—especially in a warrior—when confronted with deliberate provocation.
Sanjaya reports that Uluka, acting as Duryodhana’s messenger, speaks in the assembly of kings and then again addresses Arjuna, repeating the message exactly as instructed—intended to needle Arjuna and intensify the hostile atmosphere before war.