Chapter 1 · Verse 13
Arjuna's Dilemma
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्
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
Translation
Then suddenly, conches, dungles, drums, kettledrums, and trumpets blared forth all at once, and the sound was tumultuous.