BG 1.17

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

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः

kāśhyaśhcha — the king of Kashi and
Kashi is the ancient name for the modern-day Indian city of Varanasi.
- kāśhya — king of Kashi
- cha — and
काश्यश्च
parameṣhvāsaḥ — the great archer
parama-iṣhu-āsaḥ
- parame — foremost, supreme
परमेष्वास
śhikhaṇḍī — Shikhandi

शिखण्डी
cha — and

च
mahā-rathaḥ — warriors who could single handedly match the strength of ten thousand ordinary warriors
- mahā — great, excellent
- rathaḥ — warriors
महारथ
dhṛiṣhṭadyumno — Dhṛṣṭadyumna
Son of Drupada

धृष्टद्युम्न‍ो
virāṭaśhcha — Virāṭa and
A prince who gave shelter to the Pandavas while they were in hiding
- virāṭa — Virāṭa
- cha — and
विराटश्च
sātyakiśh — Sātyaki

सात्यकि
chāparājitaḥ — who has never been vanquished

श्‍चापराजित

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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