Bhagavad Gita 1.16
Chapter 1, verse 16
Meaning
King Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī, blew Anantavijaya, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughoṣa and Maṇipuṣpaka.
The Sanskrit
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ॥ १६ ॥
anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau
Say it
uh-nun-tuh-vi-juh-yum raa-jaa koon-tee-poo-tro yoo-dhish-thi-ruh-huh
nuh-koo-luh-huh suh-huh-day-vush-chuh soo-gho-shuh-muh-ni-poosh-puh-kau
Word by word
- anantavijayam
- the conch Anantavijaya, “endless victory”
- rājā
- the king
- kuntī-putraḥ
- son of Kuntī
- yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
- Yudhiṣṭhira, “steady in battle”
- nakulaḥ sahadevaḥ ca
- Nakula and Sahadeva, the twins
- sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau
- the conches Sughoṣa (“sweet-sounding”) and Maṇipuṣpaka (“jewel-flowered”)
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 1.16 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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