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 śhaṅkhāḥ cha bheryaḥ cha paṇava-ānaka go-mukhāḥ sahasā eva abhyahanyanta saḥ śhabdaḥ tumulaḥ abhavat

Translation

Then suddenly, conches, dungles, drums, kettledrums, and trumpets blared forth all at once, and the sound was tumultuous.