Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 16

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  1.16 ||

Chapter 1 · Arjuna Visada Yoga · Karma Yoga

Sanskrit verse

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।

Transliteration

anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaśhcha sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau

Word meanings

ananta-vijayam—the conch named Anantavijay; rājā—king; kuntī-putraḥ—son of Kunti; yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ—Yudhishthir; nakulaḥ—Nakul; sahadevaḥ—Sahadev; cha—and; sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau—the conche shells named Sughosh and Manipushpak;

English translation

King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and the Manipushpaka.

Translation by Swami Sivananda

Hindi meaning

।।1.16।।कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर ने अनन्त विजय नामक शंख और नकुल व सहदेव ने क्रमश:  सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक नामक शंख बजाये।  

Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda

English meaning

The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakula, and Sahadeva, the Sughosa and Manipushpaka, respectively.

Shri Purohit Swami

Kunti's son, the king Yudhisthira, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosa and Manipuspaka, respectively.

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Detailed explanation

1.16 अनन्तविजयम् (the conch named) Anantavijayam, राजा the king, कुन्तीपुत्रः son of Kunti, युधिष्ठिरः Yudhishthira, नकुलः Nakula, सहदेवः Sahadeva, च and, सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ (the conches named) Sughosha and Manipushpaka.No Commentary.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

Hindi commentary

।।1.16।। No commentary.

Swami Chinmayananda

।।1.16।। व्याख्या--'अनन्तविजयं राजा ৷৷. सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ'-- अर्जुन, भीम और युधिष्ठिर--ये तीनों कुन्तीके पुत्र हैं तथा नकुल और सहदेव--ये दोनों माद्रीके पुत्र हैं, यह विभाग दिखानेके लिये ही यहाँ युधिष्ठिरके लिये 'कुन्तीपुत्र' विशेषण दिया गया है। युधिष्ठिरको 'राजा' कहनेका तात्पर्य है कि युधिष्ठिरजी वनवासके पहले अपने आधे राज्य-(इन्द्रप्रस्थ-) के राजा थे, और नियमके अनुसार बारह वर्ष वनवास और एक वर्ष अज्ञातवासके बाद वे राजा होने चाहिये थे। 'राजा' विशेषण देकर सञ्जय यह भी संकेत करना चाहते हैं कि आगे चलकर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर ही सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीमण्डलके राजा होंगे।

Swami Ramsukhdas

Spiritual significance

In Arjuna Visada Yoga (Arjuna's Dilemma), this verse belongs to the Gita’s teaching on karma yoga. Here the text presents that teaching through these words: King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and the Manipushpaka.

This verse sits inside Chapter 1: Arjuna Visada Yoga, part of the Gita’s Karma Yoga section.

Questions about this verse

What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Verse 16 about?

Chapter 1, verse 16 is part of Arjuna Visada Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and the Manipushpaka.

What is the spiritual context of this verse?

It appears in Arjuna Visada Yoga, a chapter associated with Karma Yoga. Duty on the battlefield.