Chapter 1 · Verse 15
Arjuna's Dilemma
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः। पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः
pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ
Word Meanings
pāñchajanyam — the conch shell named Panchajanya; hṛiṣhīka-īśhaḥ — Shree Krishna, the Lord of the mind and senses; devadattam — the conch shell named Devadutta; dhanam-jayaḥ — Arjun, the winner of wealth; pauṇḍram — the conch named Paundra; dadhmau — blew; mahā-śhaṅkham — mighty conch; bhīma-karmā — one who performs herculean tasks; vṛika-udaraḥ — Bheem, the voracious eater
Translation
Krishna blew his conch Panchajanya, Arjuna blew Devadatta, and mighty Bhima, performer of fearsome deeds, blew his great conch Paundra.