Shloka 72
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
ब्रूयास्त्वं सहदेव॑ च राजमध्ये वचो मम । युद्ध्येदानीं रणे यत्त: क्लेशान् समर च पाण्डव
brūyās tvaṃ sahadevaṃ ca rājamadhye vaco mama | yuddhyedānīṃ raṇe yatnaḥ kleśān samara ca pāṇḍava ulūka ||
“ଉଲୂକ! ରାଜମଣ୍ଡଳୀ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସହଦେବଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋ କଥା କହ—‘ହେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ! ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା କ୍ଲେଶଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କର; ଏବେ ଯତ୍ନ କରି ରଣଭୂମିରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କର।’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges a Kṣatriya to recall past wrongs and hardships as moral fuel for resolute action in a just war, emphasizing disciplined effort (yatna) and readiness to fight when the time for battle has arrived.
Sañjaya reports a directive to Ulūka, who is to speak in the royal assembly and deliver a pointed message to Sahadeva: remember earlier sufferings imposed on the Pāṇḍavas and now fight with full effort on the battlefield.