Shloka 31
भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
उलूक मद्वचो ब्रूहि दुर्मतिं पापपूरुषम् । शठं नैकृतिकं पाप॑ दुराचारं सुयोधनम्
ulūka madvaco brūhi durmatiṁ pāpapūruṣam | śaṭhaṁ naikṛtikaṁ pāpaṁ durācāraṁ suyodhanam ||
三阇耶说：其后毗摩塞那又对乌卢迦王子说道：“乌卢迦，把我的话转告给苏优陀那——那心怀恶念、罪孽深重之人：狡诈、背信、凶恶，行止败坏。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral framing of the conflict: Bhima characterizes Duryodhana as driven by adharma—deceit, treachery, and corrupt conduct—implying that ethical failure, not mere rivalry, is the root of the impending war.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war exchanges, Uluka is acting as a messenger. Bhima instructs him to carry a message to Duryodhana, beginning with a forceful denunciation of Duryodhana’s character.