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Bhagavad Gita 1.16

Yudhishthira, Nakula and Sahadeva blow their conches.

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ॥

anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau

Translation

King Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, blew Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughosha and Manipushpaka.

Hindi

कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर ने अनन्तविजय, और नकुल तथा सहदेव ने क्रमशः सुघोष और मणिपुष्पक शंख बजाए।

Commentary

The eldest Pandava, Yudhishthira, carries the conch called "Endless Victory", a quiet statement of faith in dharma. The twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva follow. With these names the five Pandava brothers are all accounted for, and in 1.17 their allies join in.

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