1. Arjuna's Dilemma

Arjun Viṣhād Yog

BG 1.16

Yudhisthira blew his conch Anantavijay, while Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka conches.

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ

  • anantavijayaṁ — The conch Anantavijaya

    अनन्तविजयं
  • rājā — king

    राजा
  • kuntī-putro — son of Kunti

    • kuntī — Kunti

    • putro — son

    कुन्तीपुत्रो
  • yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira

    युधिष्ठिर
  • nakulaḥ — Nakula

    नकुल
  • sahadevaśhcha — and Sahadeva

    • sahadeva — Sahadeva

    • cha — and

    सहदेवश्च
  • sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau — the conch shells Sughoṣa and Maṇipuṣpaka

    • sughoṣha — Sughoṣa
      The name of the conch means "beautiful sound".

    • maṇipuṣhpakau — Maṇipuṣpaka
      The name of the conch means "chalice of gems".

    सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ
...1.11

To Duryodhana's delight, the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty let out a lion's roar and loudly blew his conch.

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Suddenly, all the conches, drums, trumpets, and horns blared forth a tumultuous uproar.

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Then, from a glorious chariot yoked with white horses, Krishna and Arjuna blew their divine conch shells.

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Krishna blew a conch named Panchajanya, Arjuna blew a conch named Devadatta, and Bhima blew the great conch named Paundra.

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Yudhisthira blew his conch Anantavijay, while Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka conches.

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The King of Kashi, wielding a great bow, the mighty warrior Shikandi, Dhrishtadyumna, Virat, and the invincible Satyaki,

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Drupad, the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty Abhimanyu, all blew their respective conch shells.

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That tumultuous uproar reverberated through heaven and earth, and shattered the hearts of your sons.

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Seeing Dhritirashtra's sons arrayed for war, Arjuna picked up his bow and spoke the following words to Krishna.

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Chapter 1, Verse 16