Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Bhagavad Gita 4


Anantavijayam raja
kunti-putro yudhisthirah
nakulah sahadevas ca
sughosa-manipuspakau

Kasyas ca paramesv-asah
sikhandi ca maha-rathah
dhrishtadyumno viratas ca
satyakis caparajitah

Drupado draupadeyas ca
sarvasah prithivi-pate
saubhadras ca maha-bahuh
sankhan dadhmuh prithak prithak



Meaning: King Yudhishthira, the son of kunti blew his conchshell, the Ananta-vijaya, and Nakula and Sahadev blew Sughosa and Manipuspaka. The great King of Kasi, the great fighter Sikhandi, Dhristadhyumna, Virata, the unconquerable Satyaki, Drupada, the sons of Draupadi and the others, O King, such as the mighty-armed son of Subhadra, all blew their respective conchshells.

Sa ghoso dhartarastranam
hridayani vyadarayat
nabhas ca prithivim caiva
tumulo ’bhyanunadayan

Meaning: The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious. Vibrating both in the sky and on earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhritharashtra.