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Uluka

Uluka (Sanskrit: उलूक, IAST: Ulūka, lit. 'owl') is a character in the Mahabharata, one of the two principal Sanskrit epics of ancient India. He is described as the prince of the Gandhara Kingdom and the eldest son of its ruler, Shakuni, who is renowned within the epic as a cunning gambler. Uluka serves as the final emissary of his cousin, Duryodhana, on…

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Gender
Male
Origin
Gandhara
Position
Warrior, messenger
Relatives
Shakuni (father) · Unnamed successor of Shakuni (brother) · Subala (grand-father) · Achala, Vrishaka and other brothers of Shakuni (uncles) · Gandhari (aunt)

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Uluka

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples130
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
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related to Kurukshetra War · 26
Uluka → According, Arjuna, Bhima, Bhishma Parva, Chedi, Dhrishtaketu, Drona, Drona Parva, Following, Gandhara, In, Karna Parva, Kaurava, Kauravas, King, Kurukshetra War, Later, Overcome, Sahadeva, Sahadeva's
related to Role as Messenger · 22
Uluka → Arjuna’s, Bhima, Bhima's, Bhishma, Draupadi's, Dravida, Drona, Duryodhana, Dushasana’s, Gandhamadana, He, It, Kamboja, Kaurava, Mount Meru, Pandava, Pandavas, Pulinda, Shaka, The
related to background · 21
Uluka → Adi Parva, As, BCE, Buitenen, Chapters, Classical Sanskrit, Critical Edition, Indian, It, Kaitava, Kauravas, Kurukshetra War, Pandavas, Ramayana, Sanskrit, Shakuni, The, The Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva, Uluka's
related to Assessment · 16
Uluka → According, Brahmin, Buitenen, Dhritarashtra’s, Duryodhana, In, Kaitavya, King Drupada, Krishna, Kuru, Kurukshetra War, Pandavas, Sanjaya, Van Buitenen, Vedic, Yudhishthira
related to Etymology and epithets · 16
Uluka → Atharvaveda, Being, Kaitaka, Kaitavya, Mahabharata, Mahābhārata, Manusmṛti, Sanskrit, Saubalyasuta, Shakuni, Taittirīyasaṃhitā, The, Ulūka, Uṇādi-sūtra, Vedic, Vājasaneyisaṃhitā
related to Family and early life · 12
Uluka → Draupadi, During, Duryodhana, Gandhara, Gandhari, Gandhāra, Kauravas, King Shakuni, Kuru Kingdom, Kurukshetra War, The, Uluka's
Relatives · 6
Uluka → Achala, Vrishaka and other brothers of Shakuni (uncles), Gandhari (aunt), Kauravas (cousins), Shakuni (father), Subala (grand-father), Unnamed successor of Shakuni (brother)
Gender · 1
Uluka → Male
Origin · 1
Uluka → Gandhara
Position · 1
Uluka → Warrior, messenger

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shakuni war duryodhana kurukshetra sahadeva pandavas sanskrit mahabharata parva son bhima gandhara kauravas father uluka's also epic gambler kaurava van

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UlukaGenderMale1.00infobox
UlukaOriginGandhara1.00infobox
UlukaPositionWarrior, messenger1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesShakuni (father)1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesUnnamed successor of Shakuni (brother)1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesSubala (grand-father)1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesAchala, Vrishaka and other brothers of Shakuni (uncles)1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesGandhari (aunt)1.00infobox
UlukaRelativesKauravas (cousins)1.00infobox
Bhishmainstance ofHe further questions the Pandavas’ ability to defeat warriors0.80text
Dronainstance ofHe further questions the Pandavas’ ability to defeat warriors0.80text
comparing such efforts to attempts to uproot Mount Meru or scale Gandhamadanainstance ofHe further questions the Pandavas’ ability to defeat warriors0.80text

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