Chapter 1 · Arjuna Vishada Yoga

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 16

अर्जुन विषाद योग

॥ श्लोक ॥

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः | नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ||१-१६||

Transliteration

anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ . nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau ||1-16||

English Translation

King Yudhisthira, son of Kunti, (blew) the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva, the Sughosa and the Manipuspaka (respectively).

Detailed Commentary

Commentary on 1.16: The phrase "'Anantavijayam Raja... Sughoshamanipushpakau'" indicates that Arjuna, Bhima, and Yudhishthira are all sons of Kunti, while Nakula and Sahadeva are sons of Madri. Therefore, the epithet 'Kuntiputra' (son of Kunti) is used for Yudhishthira. Calling Yudhishthira 'Raja' (King) signifies that he was the King of Indraprastha before his forest exile (vanavasa). According to the rules, after 12 years of forest exile and one year of incognito living (agyatavasa), he was destined to become king again. Sanjaya, by bestowing the epithet 'Raja', also indicates that in the future, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira will be the sovereign of the entire Earth.

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