Shloka 30
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
भीमसेनस्तता वाक्यं भूय आह नृपात्मजम्,तदनन्तर भीमसेनने पुनः राजकुमार उलूकसे यह बात कही--'उलूक! तू दुर्बुद्धि, पापात्मा, शठ, कपटी, पापी तथा दुराचारी दुर्योधनसे मेरी यह बात भी कह देना --
sañjaya uvāca | bhīmasenas tataḥ vākyam bhūya āha nṛpātmajam | tad-anantaraṃ bhīmasenena punaḥ rāja-kumāra ulūkāya idaṃ vacaḥ uktam— “ulūka! tvaṃ durbuddhiḥ pāpātmā śaṭhaḥ kapaṭī pāpī tathā durācārī; duryodhanāya ca mama idaṃ vacanaṃ api nivedaya।”
三阇耶说：于是毗摩塞那又对那王子开口。随后，毗摩再次对乌卢迦王子说道：“乌卢迦，你心术险恶——内怀罪恶，狡诈虚伪，行止败坏。你也必须把我这些话转告给杜尤陀那。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical collapse that precedes war: when deceit and immoral conduct dominate counsel and diplomacy, speech becomes accusatory and relationships harden. It implicitly contrasts dharmic conduct with the traits Bhima condemns—deceit, hypocrisy, and corrupt behavior—showing how adharma fuels escalation.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Uluka has come as a Kaurava messenger. Bhima responds fiercely, denouncing Uluka’s character and instructing him to carry Bhima’s words back to Duryodhana, intensifying the hostile exchange that signals the nearing inevitability of battle.