BG 1.12

To Duryodhana's delight, the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty let out a lion's roar and loudly blew his conch.

तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्

tasya — his
sañjanayan — causing, increasing
harṣhaṁ — cheerfulness
kuru-vṛiddhaḥ — Bhishma
Refers to Bhishma as "grandsire of the Kurus"
- kuru — Kuru
- vṛiddhaḥ — an old, eminent, venerable man
  वृद्ध
pitāmahaḥ — grandfather
siṁha-nādaṁ — roaring like a lion
- siṁha — lion
- nādaṁ — sound
vinadyochchaiḥ — loudly vibrating
- vinady — vibrating
  From vinadya
- ochchaiḥ — very loudly
  From uccaiḥ
śhaṅkhaṁ — conch shell
dadhmau — blew
pratāpavān — the valiant
- pratāpa — dignity, majesty, glory
- vān — full of

To Duryodhana's delight, the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty let out a lion's roar and loudly blew his conch.

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Suddenly, all the conches, drums, trumpets, and horns blared forth a tumultuous uproar.

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Then, from a glorious chariot yoked with white horses, Krishna and Arjuna blew their divine conch shells.

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Krishna blew a conch named Panchajanya, Arjuna blew a conch named Devadatta, and Bhima blew the great conch named Paundra.

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Yudhisthira blew his conch Anantavijay, while Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka conches.

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The King of Kashi, wielding a great bow, the mighty warrior Shikandi, Dhrishtadyumna, Virat, and the invincible Satyaki,

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Drupad, the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty Abhimanyu, all blew their respective conch shells.

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That tumultuous uproar reverberated through heaven and earth, and shattered the hearts of your sons.

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Seeing Dhritirashtra's sons arrayed for war, Arjuna picked up his bow and spoke the following words to Krishna.

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Summary