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Shloka 45

भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength

धृष्टद्युम्नो5पि कैतव्यमुलूकमिदमब्रवीत्‌

sañjaya uvāca | dhṛṣṭadyumno 'pi kaitavyam ulūkam idam abravīt | tato dhṛṣṭadyumnenāpi kitavakumāram ulūkam etad uktam— “ulūka! tvaṁ rājaputra duryodhanāya mama vacanaṁ brūyāḥ; ahaṁ droṇācāryaṁ sa-gaṇān sa-bandhu-bāndhavān nihaniṣyāmi.”

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—த்ருஷ்டத்யும்னனும் சூதாட்டக்காரனின் மகன் உலூகனை நோக்கி இவ்வாறு சொன்னான்—“உலூகா! இளவரசன் துரியோதனனிடம் என் செய்தியைச் சொல்: துரோணாசாரியரை அவர் அணியினருடனும், உறவினரும் துணையரும் உடனும் நான் கொன்று வீழ்த்துவேன்.”

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कैतव्यम्deceitful/treacherous (speech/act)
कैतव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकैतव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उलूकम्Uluka
उलूकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउलूक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhrishtadyumna
U
Uluka
D
Duryodhana
D
Dronacharya

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, on the brink of war, speech becomes a moral instrument: a public vow and a warning. It shows the escalation from negotiation to irrevocable resolve, where personal enmity and perceived justice are articulated as a kshatriya’s commitment to decisive action.

Sanjaya reports that Dhrishtadyumna addresses Uluka (an emissary connected with the Kauravas) and instructs him to deliver a message to Duryodhana: Dhrishtadyumna declares his intention to kill Dronacharya along with Drona’s supporters and relations, signaling the hardening of battle lines.