Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingपाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।
पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः
pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ
pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaHrsikesa (Krsna) blew the conch Pancajanya; Dhananjaya (Arjuna) blew the conch Devadatta; and Vrkodara (Bhima) of terrible deeds blew the great conch Paundra.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
भगवान् हृषीकेश ने पांचजन्य, धनंजय (अर्जुन) ने देवदत्त तथा भयंकर कर्म करने वाले भीम ने पौण्डू नामक महाशंख बजाया।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiपाञ्च जन्यं हृषी केशः
देव दत्तन् धनञ् जयः
पौण्ड्रन् दध्मौ महा शङ्खम्
भीम कर्मा वृको दरः
॥ १५ ॥
Read each split group as one breath-unit; hyphens join pādas kept whole for the meter or a compound word. Symbols: # upadhmānīya (visarga before p/ph), % jihvāmūlīya (visarga before k/kh), ऽ avagraha (an elided a). Full method →
Word by word
padārthapāñchajanyamthe conch shell named Panchajanya
hṛiṣhīka-īśhaḥShree Krishna, the Lord of the mind and senses
devadattamthe conch shell named Devadutta
dhanam-jayaḥArjun, the winner of wealth
pauṇḍramthe conch named Paundra
dadhmaublew
mahā-śhaṅkhammighty conch
bhīma-karmāone who performs herculean tasks
vṛika-udaraḥBheem, the voracious eater
Themes
from The Thematic Companion to the Bhagavad GītāMeaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA1.15Which conches do Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna and Bhīma sound?
Hrsikesa (Krsna) blew the conch Pancajanya; Dhananjaya (Arjuna) blew the conch Devadatta; and Vrkodara (Bhima) of terrible deeds blew the great conch Paundra.
The verse itself, in Swami Gambhīrānanda's rendering, is the answer. For reasoned solutions to knotty verses, browse the Q&A index.