Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Uttamaujas

उत्तमौजा · uttamaujā

Panchala prince; guard of Arjuna's chariot wheel

His name means 'of supreme strength', and his job was to protect someone stronger.

Uttamaujas rode at Arjuna's right wheel as Yudhamanyu rode at the left. The two Panchala princes are named together wherever they appear. When Arjuna broke into the Kaurava formation to reach Jayadratha, they fought their way in behind him. Like his companion, Uttamaujas lived through the battle and died in Ashvatthama's night attack.