Duryodhana summons Uluka to him; Duryodhana instructs Uluka to visit the pandava camp; Duryodhana’s insulting message to Yudhisthira; The fable of the mice and the cat; Duryodhana’s message to Vasudeva; Duryodhana’s message to Bhimasena; to Nakula; to Sahadeva; to Virata and Drupada; Dhrishtadyumna; to Sikhandin; to Dhananjaya. Uluka arrives the Pandava camp; Uluka discloses the message to Yudisthira to Arjuna; Bhima’s wrath and Uluka asked by Krishna to depart in peace; Uluka repeats his message to Arjuna; Bhimasena’s answer to the messages; Shahadeva’s answer; Arjuna pacifies Bhima; Arjuna’s pithy reply to the message; Yudhisthira’s answer to Duryodhana; Krishna’s answer Arjuna’s second message to Duryodhana; Bhimasena’s second message to Duryodhana; Nakula’s second message to Duryodhana. Sahadeva’s ditto to ditto; Virata and Drupada’s ditto to ditto; Sikhandin’s ditto to ditto; Dhrishtadyumna’s ditto to ditto; Yudhisthira’s last words to Uluka; Uluka leaves the Pandava camp with Yudhisthira’s permission; Uluka communicates to Duryodhana the answer of the Pandavas; Duryodhana gives the order for arraying his troops; Yudhisthira moves his army; Dhrishtadyumna selects particular warriors of his army for pitching them against particular warriors of the Kaurava army.
Dhritarashtra enquires of Sanjaya as to what his sons did after Arjuna’s vow to slaughter Bhishma; Bhishma’s tale of Rathas and Atirathas &c. in the Kaurava army; Continuation of the same; Bhishma mentions Karna as an Ardha-Ratha; Karna’s wrath; Karna’s vow of not fighting till Bhishma’s fall; Bhishma’s reply; Duryodhana pacifies Bhishma; The tale of Rathas and Atirathas &c. of the Pandava army; continuation of the same.