Uttara is Virata's son. When the Pandavas are living in Virata's city, Duryodhana mounts an attack. Because Virata has been drawn away from the city, Uttara is in charge, so he rushes into battle with Arjunaas his charioteer, though Arjuna is in disguise. Upon seeing Duryodhana's forces, Uttara tries to retreat, but Arjuna chases after him, reveals his true identity, and forces Uttara back into the battle—which they end up winning.
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Uttara Character Timeline in Mahabharata
The timeline below shows where the character Uttara appears in Mahabharata. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4. Virata
...is away trying to recover his livestock, Duryodhana attacks Virata’s home city, where his son Uttara is now in charge (Uttara doesn’t have a full army while Virata is away).
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Uttara plans to try to stop the attack by Duryodhana and the other Kurus, but he...
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Uttara gets nervous as he rides in Arjuna’s chariot, and they come to a Kuru army...
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The Kauravas are afraid as they watch Arjuna (disguised as a eunuch) force Uttara back into the chariot. Arjuna takes Uttara to the tree where he and the other...
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Uttara and Arjuna ride into the Kaurava army and begin attacking. Meanwhile, gods like Indra come...
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...Eventually, Arjuna blows his conch and knocks out all of his opponents. He then has Uttara take their clothes. He breaks Duryodhana’s crown and collects Virata’s herds of cattle to take...
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...has won his own battle. When he gets back, he is dismayed to hear that Uttara set off alone into battle in his chariot with a eunuch, not realizing that this...
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When Uttara himself enters, however, he assures Virata that Yudhishthira is telling the truth and that he...
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Chapter 6. Bhishma
...in an orderly fashion before turning into chaos, with everyone on the field of battle. Uttara dies in battle, killed by an elephant, and the first day ends with the Kauravas...
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...fires a poison arrow that hits Virata’s son Śankha, killing him. After the death of Uttara earlier, Virata has no sons left. Drona’s son Aśvatthaman fights with Sikhandin.
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