Shloka 3
Ulūka’s Provocative Envoy-Speech in the Pāṇḍava Camp
Ulūka-dūta-vākya
एहि संजय सर्व मे आचक्ष्वानवशेषत: । सेनानिवेशे यद् वृत्तं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयो:,“संजय! यहाँ आओ और कौरवों तथा पाण्डवोंकी सेनाके पड़ाव पड़ जानेपर वहाँ जो कुछ हुआ हो, वह सब मुझे पूर्णरूपसे बताओ
ehi sañjaya sarva me ācakṣvānavaśeṣataḥ | senāniveśe yad vṛttaṃ kuru-pāṇḍava-senayoḥ ||
“Sañjaya, hãy đến đây và kể cho ta hết thảy, không bỏ sót điều gì—những gì đã xảy ra khi quân Kurus và quân Pāṇḍavas đã hạ trại.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the ethical necessity of complete and truthful narration—events leading to war must be reported “without remainder,” since moral evaluation (dharma) depends on an accurate account.
Vaiśampāyana introduces a moment where Sañjaya is summoned and asked to recount in full what transpired once the Kuru and Pāṇḍava armies had established their camps and formations.