Bhagavad Gita 1.18
Chapter 1, verse 18
Meaning
Drupada, the sons of Draupadī and the mighty-armed son of Subhadrā all blew their conches as well, O lord of the earth, each sounding his own, from every side.
The Sanskrit
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते ।
सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् ॥ १८ ॥
drupado draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate
saubhadraś ca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak
Say it
droo-puh-do drau-puh-day-yaash-chuh sur-vuh-shuh-huh pri-thi-vee-puh-tay
sau-bhud-rush-chuh muh-haa-baa-hoo-huh shun-khaan dudh-moo-huh pri-thuk pri-thuk
Word by word
- drupadaḥ
- Drupada, king of Pañcāla
- draupadeyāḥ ca
- and the sons of Draupadī
- sarvaśaḥ
- all together, on every side
- pṛthivī-pate
- O lord of the earth (addressing the king)
- saubhadraḥ
- the son of Subhadrā, Abhimanyu
- mahā-bāhuḥ
- the mighty-armed
- śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ
- blew their conches
- pṛthak pṛthak
- each separately, one by one
Read it in context: verses 1.17–20Arjuna lifts his bowWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: The same sound lands differently
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.18 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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