BG 1.14

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

ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ
माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः

tataḥ — then

ततः
śhvetairhayairyukte — being yoked by white horses
- śhvetair — with white
  From śvetaiḥ
- hayair — horses
  From hayaiḥ
- yukte — being yoked
श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते
mahati — glorious

महति
syandane — chariot

स्यन्दने
sthitau — seated

स्थितौ
mādhavaḥ — Krishna
One of the primary epithets of Krishna, meaning "lord of fortune". Alternately, according to Adi Shankara's commentary, it can mean "husband of the mother of the universe" (i.e. Lakshmi).

माधवः
pāṇḍavaśhchaiva — and certainly Arjuna
- pāṇḍava — Arjuna
- cha — and
- iva — certainly
divyau — transcendental, divine
śhaṅkhau — conch shells
pradadhmatuḥ — were sounded

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