Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 12

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 12 (1.12) means: Then, to lift Duryodhana's spirits, the aged Bhishma, elder of the Kurus, roared like a lion and blew his conch.

Sanskrit

तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः। सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।

Transliteration

tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān

Translation

Then, to lift Duryodhana's spirits, the aged Bhishma, elder of the Kurus, roared like a lion and blew his conch.

Hindi

तब दुर्योधन का उत्साह बढ़ाने के लिए कुरुवंश के वृद्ध पितामह भीष्म ने सिंह की तरह गरजकर अपना शंख बजाया।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 12?

Then, to lift Duryodhana's spirits, the aged Bhishma, elder of the Kurus, roared like a lion and blew his conch.

Which chapter is verse 1.12 from?

It is verse 12 of Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 47 verses in total.

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