VERSE 16 Ananatavijayam raja Kuntiputrah Yudhisthirah | Nakulah Sahadevascha Sughoshamanipushpakau || Translation This verse describes the conch shells blown by the Pandava brothers. Then Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew (his divine) conch Anantavijaya, Nakula and Sahadeva blew the conches Sughosha and Manipushpaka, respectively. Context of the Verse This verse appears in the context of … Read more
VERSE 11 Ayanesu ca sarvesu yathabhagam avasthitah |Bhismam evabhiraksantu bhavantah sarva eva hi || Translation You all have to gather at your assigned position within the Army’s phalanx and support Grandfather Bhishma wholeheartedly. Context of the Verse In this verse, Duryodhana, the leader of the Kauravas, continues his motivational address to his warriors. This instruction … Read more
Verse 04 Atra sura mahesv-asa bhimarjuna-sama yudhi Yuyudhano viratas ca drupadas ca maha-rathah Translation: Men like Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada are good examples of the strongest warriors; they will demonstrate their archery skills in this force to a level that can compete with that of Bhima and Arjuna. Context of the Verse The Bhagavad Gita’s … Read more
Verse 01 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच: धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।। Transliteration: Dhritarashtra uvacha: Dharma-kshetre kuru-kshetre samaveta yuyutsavah। Mamakah pandavashchaiva kimakurvata sanjaya।। Translation: Then, at the holy place in Kurukshetra, Dhritarashtra asked, “What did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, my Sanjay, desiring battle? Context of the Verse The above mentioned verse … Read more
The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most sacred and important works of spiritual literature and philosophy of Hinduism. The Gita, for short, is a section that is part of the Indian epic Mahabharata. This work covers a large number of issues of a theological, ethical and intellectual nature and is structurally written in the … Read more
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