Bhagavad Gita — Arjuna Vishada Yoga, Shloka 16
Arjuna Vishada Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ॥ १.१६ ॥
ananta-vijayaṁ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau || 1.16 ||
কুন্তীপুত্র রাজা যুধিষ্ঠির ‘অনন্তবিজয়’ শঙ্খ বাজালেন; আর নকুল ও সহদেব ‘সুঘোষ’ ও ‘মণিপুষ্পক’ নামক শঙ্খ বাজালেন।
“कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर ने अनन्तविजय, तथा नकुल और सहदेव ने सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक नामक शंख बजाए।”
“King Yudhiṣṭhira, Kuntī’s son, blew the Anantavijaya; and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughoṣa and the Maṇipuṣpaka.”
‘अनन्तविजय’ को कुछ परंपराएँ ‘असीम विजय’ के अर्थ-संकेत सहित पढ़ती हैं; अकादमिक दृष्टि से यह मुख्यतः शंख का नाम है, यद्यपि नामार्थ (semantic aura) कथानक-रचना में प्रभाव डालता है।
FAQs
The roll-call of named conches supports group coherence: each participant is recognized, reducing uncertainty and strengthening shared purpose.
The verse is not a metaphysical teaching; any symbolic reading (e.g., “endless victory” as steadfastness) is secondary to the narrative function.
The narrator continues enumerating prominent Pāṇḍava figures and their signals, emphasizing parity and preparedness.
Highlights the importance of acknowledging roles across a team, including less central members, to create a complete and functioning whole.