Chapter 1, Verse 15
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः। पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
pāñcajanyaṃ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ. pauṇḍraṃ dadhmau mahāśaṅkhaṃ bhīmakarmā vṛkodaraḥ.1.15.
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- पाञ्चजन्यम्
- the conch named Pañchajanya
- हृषीकेशः
- Hrishikesha (Krishna, lord of the senses)
- देवदत्तम्
- the conch named Devadatta
- धनंजयः
- Dhananjaya (Arjuna, winner of wealth)
- पौण्ड्रम्
- the conch named Paundra
- दध्मौ
- blew
- महाशङ्खम्
- the great conch
- भीमकर्मा
- of terrible deeds
- वृकोदरः
- Vrikodara (Bhima, wolf-bellied)
Commentary
Hrishikesa blew the Panchaganya, and Dhananjaya the Devadatta, and Bhima, (the doer) of fearful deeds, blew the great conch Paundra.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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पाञ्चजन्यम्
हृषीकेशः
देवदत्तम्
धनंजयः
पौण्ड्रम्
दध्मौ
महाशङ्खम्
भीमकर्मा
वृकोदरः
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