Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

सञ्जयSañjaya speaks

Text 1.15

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जय: पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदर:

pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (9 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Each conch here is named — Kṛiṣhṇa's Pāñchajanya, Arjuna's Devadatta, terrible-deeded Bhīma's mighty Pauṇḍra — turning what could be a mere detail into a reminder that in this tradition even instruments of war carry personal identity and meaning.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Even implements of war are treated as sacred and specific, never generic, in this telling.