Gita Verse 1.13

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 13

Sanskrit Verse

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।

Transliteration

tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ

sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat

Word meanings

tataḥ—thereafter; śhaṅkhāḥ—conches; cha—and; bheryaḥ—bugles; cha—and; paṇava-ānaka—drums and kettledrums; go-mukhāḥ—trumpets; sahasā—suddenly; eva—indeed; abhyahanyanta—blared forth; saḥ—that; śhabdaḥ—sound; tumulaḥ—overwhelming; abhavat—was

Swami Sivananda's translation

Then, suddenly, conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums, and cow horns blared forth from the Kaurava side, and the sound was tremendous.

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