अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ॥
anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau ||
- अनन्तविजयम् · anantavijayam
- Anantavijaya (Yudhishthira's conch, 'endless victory')
- राजा · rājā
- the king
- कुन्तीपुत्रः · kuntīputraḥ
- the son of Kunti
- युधिष्ठिरः · yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
- Yudhishthira
- नकुलः · nakulaḥ
- Nakula
- सहदेवः · sahadevaḥ
- Sahadeva
- च · ca
- and
- सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ · sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau
- Sughosha and Manipushpaka (their conches)
“King Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, blew Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew Sughosha and Manipushpaka.”
— Original plain-language translation
The remaining brothers join the fanfare — Yudhishthira's conch is even named 'Endless Victory'. The irony is gentle and intentional: the man who gambled everything away sounds victory's name.
— Reader's notes (original)