Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 15

Bhagavad Gita: Verse 1.15

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः ।
पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः ॥ १-१५॥


pāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṃ dhanañjayaḥ
pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ


Meaning:

Hrishikesha blew the Panchajanya and Dhananjaya (Arjuna) blew the Devadatta and Vrikodara (Bhima) , the doer of terrible deeds, blew the great conch, named Paundra.


pāñcajanyaṃ = the conchshell named Pancajanya; hṛṣīkeśaḥ = Hrsikesa (Krishna, the Lord who directs the senses of the devotees); devadattaṃ = the conchshell named Devadatta; dhanañjayaḥ = Dhananjaya (Arjuna, the winner of wealth); pauṃḍraṃ = the conch named Paundra; dadhmau = blew; mahāśaṅkhaṃ = the terrific conchshell; bhīmakarmā = one who performs herculean tasks; vṛkodaraḥ = the voracious eater (Bhima).;

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