भीष्मस्य सेनापत्यप्रतिज्ञा तथा रथसंख्यावर्णनम् | Bhishma Accepts Command and Enumerates Kaurava Strength
उलूकस्तत आगम्य दुर्योधनममर्षणम्
ulūkas tat āgamya duryodhanam amarṣaṇam, vahāṁ ākar ulūk ne amarṣaśīl duryodhan ko arjun kā sārā saṁdeś jyoṁ-kā-tyoṁ sunā diyā; isī prakār usne bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇa, bhīmasena aur dharmarāj yudhiṣṭhir kī puruṣārth-bharī bātoṁ kā bhī varṇan kiyā.
三阇耶说道:优卢迦到了那里,见到性情暴烈的难敌,便将阿周那的全部口信一字不差地复述出来。同样,他也转述了世尊室利·奎师那、怖摩塞那以及达摩罗阇坚战所说的坚决而雄健之言。
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the ethical weight of truthful transmission: a messenger’s duty is to convey words accurately, while leaders must respond with restraint and discernment rather than anger—especially when dharma and war are at stake.
Ulūka arrives before Duryodhana and delivers, verbatim, Arjuna’s message, along with the firm statements of Kṛṣṇa, Bhīma, and Yudhiṣṭhira—signaling hardened positions and the nearing inevitability of war.