Bhagavad Gita 1.15
Chapter 1, verse 15
Meaning
Krishna blew the conch called Pāñcajanya and Arjuna blew Devadatta. Bhīma, the wolf-bellied brother known for fearsome deeds, blew his great conch Pauṇḍra.
The Sanskrit
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः ।
पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः ॥ १५ ॥
pāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ
pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ
Say it
paan-chuh-jun-yum hri-shee-kay-sho day-vuh-dut-tum dhuh-nun-juh-yuh-huh
paun-drum dudh-mau muh-haa-shun-khum bhee-muh-kur-maa vri-ko-duh-ruh-huh
Word by word
- pāñcajanyam
- the conch Pāñcajanya
- hṛṣīkeśaḥ
- Hṛṣīkeśa, lord of the senses (Krishna)
- devadattam
- the conch Devadatta, “god-given”
- dhanaṃjayaḥ
- Dhanañjaya, “winner of wealth” (Arjuna)
- pauṇḍram
- the conch Pauṇḍra
- dadhmau mahā-śaṅkham
- blew the great conch
- bhīma-karmā
- doer of fearsome deeds
- vṛkodaraḥ
- Vṛkodara, “wolf-belly” (Bhīma)
Read it in context: verses 1.13–16The conches answer backWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: A crowd's noise or your own note
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.15 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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