Chapter 1 · Verse 12
Bhagavad Gita 1.12
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Arjuna Vishada Yoga · अर्जुन विषाद योग
Sanskrit Verse
तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः। सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
Roman (IAST)
tasya sañjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ| siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān||1.12||
Simple transliteration
tasya sanjanayanharsham kuruvriddhah pitamahah simhanadam vinadyoccaih shankham dadhmau pratapavan1.12
Meaning
Meaning (English)
To raise Duryodhana's spirits, the grand patriarch Bhishma, the eldest of the Kuru dynasty, roared like a lion and blew his conch loudly.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
कुरुवंश के वयोवृद्ध प्रतापशाली पितामह भीष्म ने दुर्योधन के मन में हर्ष उत्पन्न करते हुए उच्च स्वर में सिंहनाद करके शंख बजाया।
About this verse
This is verse 12 of 47 in Chapter 1 (Arjuna Vishada Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
