Kauravas

Uluka

उलूक

Envoy of the Kauravas

Who was Uluka?

Uluka (उलूक): Envoy of the Kauravas, one of the Kauravas in the Mahabharata. 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.

Quick Facts

Key facts about Uluka
Sanskrit nameउलूक
Title / EpithetEnvoy of the Kauravas
FactionKauravas
Key traitssharp-tongued, loyal, doomed
Featured in1 story

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

Places in Uluka's Story

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Others counted among the Kauravas.