Shloka 26
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । नकुल: सहदेवश्न सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ,कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरने अनन्तविजय तथा नकुल-सहदेवने सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक नामक शंख बजाया
anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau ||
Sañjaya sprach: König Yudhiṣṭhira, der Sohn Kuntīs, blies sein Muschelhorn namens Anantavijaya; und Nakula und Sahadeva bliesen die ihren, Sughoṣa und Maṇipuṣpaka.
(संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfastness in dharma at the threshold of conflict: the Pāṇḍavas’ conches are not mere signals of war but emblems of disciplined resolve, unity, and confidence in a righteous cause.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira, Nakula, and Sahadeva blow their named conches—Anantavijaya, Sughoṣa, and Maṇipuṣpaka—marking the formal commencement and heightened intensity of the Kurukṣetra battle scene.