Chapter I · Śloka 16
Sañjaya uvāca
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः |
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ||
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ||
anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau ||
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau ||
King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka.
Anantavijaya means 'endless victory' — Yudhishthira's conch names what he believes is the justice of his cause. Each brother sounds his instrument, each note a declaration. The Pandavas are answering the Kaurava thunder with their own.