Chapter 1 · Verse 18
Arjuna's Dilemma
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते। सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्
drupado draupadeyāśhcha sarvaśhaḥ pṛithivī-pate saubhadraśhcha mahā-bāhuḥ śhaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛithak pṛithak
Word Meanings
drupadaḥ — Drupad; draupadeyāḥ — the five sons of Draupadi; cha — and; sarvaśhaḥ — all; pṛithivī-pate — Ruler of the earth; saubhadraḥ — Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra; cha — also; mahā-bāhuḥ — the mighty-armed; śhaṅkhān — conch shells; dadhmuḥ — blew; pṛithak pṛithak — individually
Translation
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty-armed son of Subhadra—all blew their conch shells separately, O ruler of the earth.
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