Chapter 1 Verse 15 of 25

• pāñcajanyaḿ hṛṣīkeśo
• devadattaḿ dhanañjayaḥ
• pauṇḍraḿ dadhmau mahā-śańkhaḿ
• bhīma-karmā vṛkodaraḥ

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Pauṇḍra.

Synonyms

• pāñcajanyam

  the conchshell named Pancajanya

• īśaḥ

  Hrsikesa (Krsna, the Lord who directs the senses of the devotees)

• devadattam

  the conchshell named Devadatta

• jayaḥ

  Dhananjaya (Arjuna, the winner of wealth)

• pauṇḍram

  the conch named Paundra

• dadhmau

  blew

• śa

  maha-sań

• ham

  the terrific conchshell

• karmā

  one who performs herculean tasks

• udaraḥ

  the voracious eater (Bhima).

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