Uluka

Quick Facts

About Uluka

Son of Shakuni, sent on the eve of war as Duryodhana's envoy to deliver deliberately wounding taunts to the Pandavas and Krishna - the final insult before the armies met. He fell to Sahadeva on the eighteenth day, moments after his father.

In Their Words

I speak my king's words, not my own - yet I must speak them.

Uluka

Traits

• sharp-tongued
• loyal
• doomed

Story Appearances

• The Eve of BattleBearer of Duryodhana's taunts❧ 19 min

Stories Featuring Uluka

21 further tales on this site name Uluka, in canonical reading order.

• The Uncle Who StayedShakuni of Gandhara, without the legendsSabha Parva
• Uluka's EmbassyThe Last Words Before the WarUdyoga Parva ‧ 5 min
• The Cat Who Played the HermitDuryodhana's last message to Yudhishthira is a fable about a holy man who ate his worshippersUdyoga Parva ‧ 18 min
• The Sacrifice of BattleDuryodhana makes the coming war his own rite, and his father disowns him for itUdyoga Parva ‧ 23 min
• The Seventh Day After NoonBhima and Duryodhana wound each other twice, Sanjaya tells the blind king whose fault the war is, and Satanika kills DushkarnaBhishma Parva ‧ 23 min
• The King Put Off His ChariotSatyaki kills Duryodhana's horses and driver, cuts his bow at the handle, and the king escapes on Kritavarma's carDrona Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Telling in the RoutAshwatthama rides back through a fleeing army to ask what happened, and Kripa has to tell him how Drona was killedDrona Parva ‧ 16 min
• Karna Spares the KingThe armour cut away, and a hand laid on Yudhishthira's shoulderKarna Parva ‧ 17 min
• The King Names the PairsYudhishthira assigns each Pandava his enemy as Karna's array comes onKarna Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Son Bhima BeheadedBhima cuts down Karna's son Bhanusena while Karna fights his way toward YudhishthiraKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• Sutasoma and the Broken ScimitarYuyutsu and Uluka trade blows, and Bhima's son fights Shakuni on foot with half a swordKarna Parva ‧ 13 min
• The Prince Who Went In for ShikhandiKripa strips Shikhandi on the seventeenth day, and a young ally buys him a way out with his lifeKarna Parva ‧ 12 min
• Satyaki Unhorses ShakuniThe seventeenth day breaks into single combats, and the gambler of Gandhara is carried off the field by his sonKarna Parva ‧ 14 min
• The Fall of ShakuniSahadeva Keeps His VowShalya Parva
• The Fourth CommanderA nephew's water poured on an uncle's head at the foot of HimavatShalya Parva ‧ 18 min
• Shalya Alone Against FiveThe last commander's one unanswerable morningShalya Parva ‧ 20 min
• The Last of the HundredBhima closes an eighteen-year account in a single afternoonShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Oath Comes DueSusharman, his thirty-five sons, and the last of the sworn menShalya Parva ‧ 16 min
• The Afternoon of the Eighteenth DaySatyaki takes Kritavarma's car again, Duryodhana holds the field alone, and the last elephants fallShalya Parva ‧ 22 min
• The Muster of the Eighteenth DayAn oath never to fight alone, and the count of what was left of both armiesShalya Parva ‧ 15 min
• The Dice King's SonFathers' games, sons' funeralsShalya Parva

Places in Uluka's Story

Drawn from the stories Uluka appears in.

• Kurukshetraकुरुक्षेत्र
• Gandharaगान्धार
• Hastinapurहस्तिनापुर
• Himavatहिमवत्
• Saraswatiसरस्वती
• Pandava Campपाण्डव शिविर
• Madra Kingdomमद्र देश
• Trigartaत्रिगर्त
• Banks of the Gangaगङ्गा तट
• Hiranvatiहिरण्वती
• Upaplavyaउपप्लव्य
• Madraमद्र

Related Characters

Others counted among the Kauravas.

• ⚔︎Duryodhana
• ☠︎Dushasana
• ⚄Shakuni
• ☀︎Karna
• ☮︎Yuyutsu
• ⛨︎Shalya