Chapter 1 · Verse 16 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.16
Sanskrit
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
Transliteration
anantavijayaṁ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣhṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaśhcha sughoṣha-maṇipuṣhpakau
In plain words
You're wondering if you have what it takes, if your voice matters, if you should even try—and that silence is its own kind of suffering. The lesson for you: the warrior announces himself not because he is certain of victory, but because he is certain of his right to stand and be counted. Sound your own conch. Show up as yourself, exactly as you are, in this marriage, this job, this moment of choosing—not for the applause, but because your presence is needed.
हिंदी अर्थ
राजा युधिष्ठिर अपनी अनन्त विजय के साथ, नकुल और सहदेव अपने सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक नामक शंख लेकर खड़े हैं। कुन्तीपुत्र ये सभी योद्धा युद्ध के लिए तैयार हैं और अपने-अपने शंख बजाने वाले हैं।
Word by Word
Each warrior sounds his conch—Yudhishthira with Anantavijay, Nakul and Sahadev with their own—and in that unified resonance, we hear the ancient call to righteous duty. This is not mere war preparation; it is the soul announcing its readiness to meet its dharma without hesitation or delusion.
When life calls you to your sacred work, do you sound your own conch with clarity and courage, or do you muffle the call with doubt?
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Bhagavad Gita 1.16 — BG 1.16
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