Shloka 29
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
मम विप्रियकर्तारं कैतव्य ब्रूहि कौरवम्,श्रुतं वाक््यं गृहीतो<र्थों मतं यत् ते तथास्तु तत् । “उलूक! तू मेरा अप्रिय करनेवाले दुर्योधनसे कहना--'तेरा संदेश सुना और उसका अभिप्राय समझ लिया। तेरी जैसी इच्छा है, वैसा ही हो”
mama vipriyakartāraṁ kaitavya brūhi kauravam, śrutaṁ vākyaṁ gṛhīto 'rtho mataṁ yat te tathāstu tat.
三阇耶说：“狡诈之徒啊，去告诉那库鲁人——那违我利益而行的难敌（杜尤陀那）：‘你的讯息我已听闻，其意我亦明了。就照你所愿吧。’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of intention and communication in diplomacy: a message may be formally acknowledged (“heard and understood”), yet the ethical stance is conveyed through pointed address—branding deceit and hostility—showing that speech can both transmit information and judge character.
Sanjaya instructs Uluka, the Kaurava messenger, to report back to Duryodhana. He says the message has been received and understood, but the wording frames Duryodhana as one who acts against him and calls the envoy deceitful, signaling hardened positions as war approaches.