BG 1.20

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

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः

atha — thereupon
vyavasthitān — arrayed
dṛiṣhṭvā — seeing
dhārtarāṣhṭrān — sons of Dhritarashtra
kapi-dhwajaḥ — flying a flag of Hanuman
- kapi — monkey
- dhwajaḥ — flag
pravṛitte — about to commence
śhastra-sampāte — to use the weapons
- śhastra — weapon
- sampāte — draw up
dhanurudyamya — taking up the bow
- dhanur — bow
- udyamya — taking up
pāṇḍavaḥ — Arjuna
Literally "the Pandava", which in context refers to Arjuna
hṛiṣhīkeśhaṁ — unto Krishna
tadā — at that time
vākyam — words
idam — these
āha — said
mahī-pate — great king
Sanjaya is referring to Dhritarashtra when he says "here is what he said, great king"
- mahī — great
- pate — king

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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