Chapter 1 · Verse 16

Arjuna's Dilemma

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ
anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaśhcha sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau

Word Meanings

ananta-vijayam — the conch named Anantavijay; rājā — king; kuntī-putraḥ — son of Kunti; yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ — Yudhishthir; nakulaḥ — Nakul; sahadevaḥ — Sahadev; cha — and; sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau — the conche shells named Sughosh and Manipushpak

Translation

King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew his conch Anantavijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew their conches Sughosa and Manipushpaka.