—json {

  "name":"SB 8.20.31",
  "h1":"SB 8.20.31",
  "label":"Text 31",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.20.31",
  "description":"The Lord's conchshell, named Pāñcajanya, which made sounds like that of a cloud; the very forceful club named Kaumodakī; the sword named Vidyādhara, with a shield decorated with hundreds of moonlike spots; and also Akṣayasāyaka, the best of quivers—all of these appeared together to offer prayers to the Lord."

} —

SB 8.20.31

Text

parjanya-ghoṣo jalajaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ
kaumodakī viṣṇu-gadā tarasvinī
vidyādharo 'siḥ śata-candra-yuktas
tūṇottamāv akṣayasāyakau ca

Synonyms

parjanya-ghoṣaḥ—having a sound vibration like that of the clouds; jalajaḥ—the Lord's conchshell; pāñcajanyaḥ—which is known as Pāñcajanya; kaumodakī—known by the name Kaumodakī; viṣṇu-gadā—the club of Lord Viṣṇu; tarasvinī—with great force; vidyādharaḥ—named Vidyādhara; asiḥ—the sword; śata-candra-yuktaḥ—with a shield decorated with hundreds of moons; tūṇa-uttamau—the best of quivers; akṣayasāyakau—named Akṣayasāyaka; ca—also.

Translation

The Lord's conchshell, named Pāñcajanya, which made sounds like that of a cloud; the very forceful club named Kaumodakī; the sword named Vidyādhara, with a shield decorated with hundreds of moonlike spots; and also Akṣayasāyaka, the best of quivers—all of these appeared together to offer prayers to the Lord.