Bhagavad Gita 1.16 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna’s brothers blow theirs too.
What it means
Arjuna's eldest brother, King Yudhishthira, and his younger twin brothers blow theirs too.
The original Sanskrit
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ॥
anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau
Translations
Literal translation
King Yudhisthira, son of Kunti, (blew) the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva, the Sughosa and the Manipuspaka (respectively).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर ने अनन्त विजय नामक शंख और नकुल व सहदेव ने क्रमश: सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक नामक शंख बजाये।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.17One after another, the allied kings and great warriors on Arjuna's side sound their conches.