Shloka 70
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
तद् वृथा च सभामध्ये वल्गितं ते वृकोदर | “भारत! युद्धभूमिमें मेरे हाथसे मारे जाकर तुम गदाको छातीसे लगाये सदाके लिये सो जाओगे। वृकोदर! तुमने सभामें जाकर जो उछल-कूद मचायी थी
sañjaya uvāca | tad vṛthā ca sabhāmadhye valgitam te vṛkodara | bhārata yuddhabhūmau me hastena mārito gatvā tvaṃ gadāṃ chātasi saṃśliṣya sadā-kṛte suptvā śayiṣyase | vṛkodara tvayā sabhāṃ gatvā yad uccal-kūdaṃ kṛtaṃ tad vṛthaiva | ulūka nakulaṃ brūhi vacanān mama bhārata | ulūka nakulasya api vada—bhārata mama vacanāt idānīṃ sthiratayā yuddhaṃ kuru | vayaṃ tava pauruṣaṃ drakṣyāmaḥ | yudhiṣṭhire prati tava anurāgaṃ mayi ca vardhamānaṃ dveṣaṃ draupadyāś ca kleśaṃ ca etān ahāni samyak smara |
桑阇耶说道：“弗利阔达罗啊，你在王家议会中所作的一切夸口，尽皆徒然。‘噢，婆罗多！在战场上被我亲手击倒，你将倒下，胸前紧抱你的钉锤，永远沉睡。弗利阔达罗，你闯入议会后所掀起的喧闹——毫无意义。’ ‘乌卢迦，也把我的话转告那俱罗：‘噢，婆罗多！如今依我之命，稳稳当当地作战。我们将见证你的男儿之勇。就在这些日子里，清清楚楚地记住——你对坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）的忠爱，你对我日益膨胀的憎恨，以及黑公主（德劳帕蒂）的苦难。’’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage illustrates how speech can be used unethically as a weapon: by recalling past injuries and loyalties, a speaker can inflame hatred and push opponents toward rash violence. It contrasts steadiness (sthiratā) in battle with the destabilizing force of taunts rooted in dveṣa (hatred).
Sanjaya reports a hostile message: the speaker mocks Bhima’s earlier boasting in the assembly and threatens death on the battlefield. He then instructs Uluka to deliver similar goading words to Nakula—urging him to fight firmly while remembering his loyalty to Yudhishthira, his enmity toward the speaker, and Draupadi’s suffering.