BG 1.13

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

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्

tataḥ — thereafter
śhaṅkhāśhcha — conch shells and
- śhaṅkhā — conch shell
- cha — and
bheryaśhcha — large drums and
- bherya — large drums
- cha — and
paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ — small drums and horns
- paṇavānaka — small drums
- gomukhāḥ — horns
sahasaivābhyahanyanta — suddenly sounded simultaneously
- sahasa — all of a sudden
- iv — certainly
  From eva
- ābhyahanyanta — sounded simultaneously
sa — that
śhabdastumulo — combined tumultuous sound
- śhabda — combined sound
  From śabdaḥ meaning "combined sound"
- tumulo — tumultuous
  From tumulaḥ, meaning "tumultuous"
’bhavat — became

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