Uttamaujā (Uttamauja) is a Pāñcāla (Panchala) prince. In most cases, his name is mentioned along with his brother Yudhāmanyu (Yudhamanyu). Since Udyogaparva in Mahābhārata (Mahabharata), we get the name of Uttamaujā as one of the major warrriors on the side of the Pāṇḍava(s) (Pandava). In the battle of Kurukṣetra (Kurukshetra), we see Uttamaujā in the role of Arjuna’s cakrarakṣaka (chakrarakshaka; protector of the wheel). He protected Arjuna’s chariot from the right side, so that the right wheel of the chariot would not be damaged. But he did not display any remarkable heroic feat in the battle. When, in the beginning of Droṇaparva (Dronaparva), the warriors of the Pāṇḍava side attacked Droṇācārya (Dronacharya), we find Uttamaujā engaged in fighting. The horses of his chariot were described as black as clouds. In Droṇaparva, Uttamaujā was once defeated by Duryodhana. In Karṇaparva, Kṛtavarmā (Kritavarma) attacked Uttamaujā and defeated him, too. Karṇa’s son, Suṣeṇa (Sushena) was slain by Uttamaujā. We get the mention of Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā once again, when Sañjaya (Sanjaya) gave a list of the warriors on both sides, to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (dhritarashtra), after the death of Karṇa (Karna). In the beginning of Śalyaparva (Salyaparva), their death is mentioned. But again in sauptikaparva, we get the name of Uttamaujā among the sleeping Pāñcāla warriors, killed by Aśvatthāmā (Aswatthama). When Aśvatthāmā killed Uttamaujā, Yudhāmnyu thought that some demon had slain his brother in darkness, and he attacked Aśvatthāmā with a mace. He also got killed by Aśvatthāmā. This description seems to be valid.