THE BHAGAVAD GITA

CHAPTER 1 : STANZAS 12 TO 19

CONCHES SIGNAL THE START OF THE BATTLE

ÏOÞÙO

uÞO kE

his

ÞOÉÇOÓOÙOÓO¯

uÏÔO° krÏOE h¤e

causing

hÝOR|

hÝOR

joy

k[âÛO¦¼:

kOWrÛOOE| ØOE| ÛO¦¼

patriarch of the Kurus

¢ÔOÏOOØOh:

¢ÔOÏOOØOh ×O£ÝØO ÓOE

grandsire

¢ÞO|hÓOOdØO¯

¢ÞO|h k£ ÓOOd kE ÞOØOOÓO

lion's roar

¢ÛOÓOï

ÂOrÇOkr

having sounded

uÅÅOW:

uÅÅOÞÛOr ÞOE

loudly

ÜO|ÁOØO¯

ÜOHqK

conch

dÒØOOW

ÖOÇOOÙOO

blew

p#ÏOOÔOÛOOÓO¯

ÖOfE p#ÏOOÔO£

the mighty

kOWrÛOOE| ØOE| ÛO¦¼ ÖOfE p#ÏOOÔO£ ¢ÔOÏOOØOh ×O£ÝØO ÓOE uÞO d[ÙOOERÒOÓO
kE h¦dÙO ØOE| hÝOR uÏÔO° krÏOE h¤e uÅÅOÞÛOr ÞOE ¢ÞO|h k£ ÓOOd kE ÞOØOOÓO ÂOrÇOkr ÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOO .
Then the patriarch of the Kaurava race, the grandsire, (Bhishma) in order to cheer him (Duryodhana), roared like a lion and blew his conch. (12)
ÏOÏO: ÜOHqKOà ×OEÙORà ÔOÎOÛOOÓOkÂOOEØO¤ÁOO: .
ÞOhÞOWÛOO×ÙOhÓÙOÓÏO ÞO ÜOÖdÞÏO¤ØO¤ÚOOE{×OÛOÏO¯ .. 13 ..

ÏOÏO:

uÞOkE ÖOOd

then

ÜO|ÁOO:

ÜO|ÁO

conches

ÅO

AOWr

and

×OEÙOR:

ÓOÂOOrE

kettledrums

ÔOÎOÛO

FOEÚO

: tabors

AOÓOk

ØO¦d|ÂO

drums

ÂOOEØO¤ÁOO:

ÓO¦¢ÞO|h

horns

ÞOhÞOO

ek ÞOOÐO

suddenly

eÛO

h£

quite

A×ÙOhÓÙOÓÏO

ÖOÇOE

blared forth

ÞO:

ÛOh

that

ÜOÖd:

ÜOÖd

din

ÏO¤ØO¤ÚO:

ÖOfO ×OÙO|kr

tumultuous

A×OÛOÏO¯

h¤AO

was

uÞOkE uÔOrOÓÏO ÜO|ÁO AOWr ÓOÂOOrE ÏOÐOO FOEÚO ØO¦d|ÂO AOWr ÓO¦¢ÞO|hO¢d ÖOOÇOE ek ÞOOÐO h£ ÖOÇOE . uÓOkO ÛOh ÜOÖd ÖOfO ×OÙO|kr h¤AO .
Then conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums and horns suddenly blared forth and made a tumultuous din. (13)
ÏOÏO: áEÏOWhRÙOWÙO¤RÀÏOE ØOh¢ÏO ÞÙOÓdÓOE ¢ÞÐOÏOOW .
ØOOÒOÛO: ÔOOÎfÛOàWÛO ¢dÛÙOOW ÜOHqKOW p#dÒØOÏO¤: .. 14 ..

ÏOÏO:

iÞOkE ÖOOd

then

áqOEÏOW:

ÞOPEd

with white

hÙOW:

ÃOOEfOE| ÞOE

horses

ÙO¤ÀÏOE

ÙO¤ÀÏO

yoked

ØOh¢ÏO

uÏtOØO

splendid

ÞÙOÓdÓOE

rÐO ØOE|

in the chariot

¢ÞÐOÏOOW

ÖOWZE h¤e

seated

ØOOÒOÛO:

ØOOÒOÛO

Madhava

ÔOOÎfÛO:

AÇO¤RÓO ÓOE

the son of Pandu

ÅO

AOWr

and

eÛO

×O£

also

¢dÛÙOOW

AÚOOW¢kk

celestial

ÜO|ÁOOW

ÜO|ÁO

conchs

p#dÒØOÏO¤:

ÖOÇOOÙOE

blew

iÞOkE ÖOOd ÞOPEd ÃOOEfOE| ÞOE ÙO¤ÀÏO uÏtOØO rÐO ØOE| ÖOWZE h¤e ½qO£ ØOOÒOÛO AOWr AÇO¤RÓO ÓOE ×O£ AÚOOW¢kk ÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOE .
Then, seated in the splendid chariot drawn by white horses,
Madhava (Krsna) as well as the son of Pandu (Arjuna) blew their
celestial conches. (14)
ÔOOÉÅOÇOÓÙOØO¯ h¦ÝO£kEÜOOE dEÛOdÏtO| ÒOÓO|ÇOÙO: .
ÔOOWÎfqr| dÒØOOW ØOhOÜOHqK| ×O£ØOkØOOR ÛO¦kOEdr: .. 15 ..

ÔOOÉÅOÇOÓÙOØO¯

ÔOOÉÅOÇOÓÙO ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO

Panchajanya

h¦ÝO£kEÜO:

h¦ÝO£kEÜO ½qO£k]ÝÎO

Hrsikesa

dEÛOdÏtOØO¯

dEÛOdÏtO ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO

Devadatta

ÒOÓO|ÇOÙO:

AÇO¤RÓO

Dhananjaya

ÔOOWÎfqrØO¯

ÔOOWÎfqr ÓOOØOk

Poundram

dÒØOOW

ÖOÇOOÙOO

blew

ØOhOÜO|ÁOØO¯

ØOhOÜO|ÁO

great conch

×O£ØOkØOOR

×OÙOOÓOk kØOR ÛOOÚOE

doer of great deeds

ÛO¦kOEdr:

×O£ØOÞOEÓO ÓOE

Vrkodara

½qO£ k]ÝÎO ÓOE ÔOOÉÅOÇOÓÙO ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO AÇO¤RÓO ÓOE dEÛOdÏtO ÓOOØOk
ÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOO . ×OÙOOÓOk kØOR ÛOOÚOE ×O£ØOÞOEÓO ÓOE ÔOOWÎfqr ÓOOØOk ØOhOÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOO .
Hrsikesa (Krsna) blew His conch named Pancajanya;
Dhananjaya (Arjuna), his own called Devadatta; while the valorous
Vrkodara (Bhima) blew his mighty conch called Poundram. (15)
AÓOÓÏO¢ÛOÇOÙO| rOÇOO k[ÓÏO£ÔO¤æOOE ÙO¤¢ÒO¢¿r: .
ÓOk[ÚO: ÞOhdEÛOà ÞO¤ÃOOEÝOØO¢ÎOÔO¤ÝÔOkOW .. 16 ..

AÓOÓÏO¢ÛOÇOÙOØO¯

AÓOÓÏO¢ÛOÇOÙO ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO

Anantavijaya

rOÇOO

rOÇOO

the king

k[¢ÓÏOÔO¤æO:

k[ÓÏO£ÔO¤æO

son of Kunti

ÙO¤¢ÒO¢¿r:

ÙO¤¢ÒO¢¿r

Yudhishthira

ÓOk[ÚO:

ÓOk[ÚO

Nakula

ÞOhdEÛO

ÞOhdEÛO

Sahadeva

ÅO

AOWr

and

ÞO¤ÃOOEÝO

ÞO¤ÃOOEÝO

Sughosha

ØO¢ÎOÔO¤ÝÔOkOW

ØO¢ÎOÔO¤ÝÔOk ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO

Manipushpaka

k[ÓÏO£ÔO¤æO rOÇOO ÙO¤¢ÒO¢¿r ÓOE AÓOÓÏO¢ÛOÇOÙO ÓOOØOk ÜO|ÁO AOWr ÓOk[ÚO ÏOÐOO ÞOhdEÛO ÓOE ÞO¤ÃOOEÝO AOWr ØO¢ÎOÔO¤ÝÔOk ÓOOØOÛOOÚOE ÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOE .
King Yudhisthira, son of Kunti, blew his conch called Anantavijaya,
while Nakula and Sahadeva blew their conches known as Sughosa and Manipushpaka respectively. (16)
kOÜÙOàqO ÔOrØOEÝÛOOÞO: ¢ÜOÁOÎf£ ÅO ØOhOrÐO: .
ÒO¦¾ï¤ØÓOOE ¢ÛOrOzà ÞOOÏÙO¢kàOÔOrO¢ÇOÏO: .. 17 ..

kOÜÙO:

kO¢ÜOrOÇOO

the king of Kasi

ÅO

AOWr

and

ÔOrØOEÝÛOOÞO:

½qOE¿ ÒOÓO¤ÒORr

an expert archer

¢ÜOÁOÎf£

¢ÜOÁOÎf£

Sikhandi

ÅO

AOWr

and

ØOhOrÐO:

ØOhOrÐO£

mighty chariot warrior

ÒO¦¾ï¤ØÓO

ÒO¦¾ï¤ØÓO

Dhrshtdyumna

¢ÛOrOz:

rOÇOO ¢ÛOrOz

Virata

ÅO

ÏOÐOO

and

ÞOOÏÙO¢k:

ÞOOÏÙO¢k

Satyaki

ÅO

AOWr

and

AÔOrO¢ÇOÏO:

AÇOEÙO

invincible

½qOE¿ ÒOÓO¤ÒORr kO¢ÜOrOÇO AOWr ØOhOrÐO£ ¢ÜOÁOÎf£ AOWr ÒO¦¾ï¤ØÓO ÏOÐOO rOÇOO ¢ÛOrOz AOWr AÇOEÙO ÞOOÏÙO¢k
And the expert archer and ruler of Kasi, and Sikhandi, the great
chariot warrior, Dhrshtadyumna, Virata, and the invincible Satyaki; (17)
d#[ÔOdOE d#OWÔOdEÙOOà ÞOÛORÜO: ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£ÔOÏOE .
ÞOOW×Od#à ØOhOÖOOh¤: ÜOHqKOÓdÒØO¤: ÔO¦ÐOkq ÔO¦ÐOkq .. 18 ..

d#[ÔOd:

d#[ÔOd

Drupada

d#OWÔOdEÙOO:

d#OWÔOd£ kE ÔOO|ÅOOE| ÔO¤æO

the sons of Draupadi

ÅO

AOWr

and

ÞOÛORÜO:

iÓO ÞOÖO ÓOE

all

ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£ÔOÏOE

hEÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£ kE ÔO¢ÏO

O Lord of the Earth

ÞOOW×Od#:

ÞO¤×Od#OÔO¤æO A¢×OØOÓÙO¤

son of Subhadra

ÅO

AOWr

and

ØOhOÖOOh¤:

ÖOf£ ×O¤ÇOOÛOOÚOE

the mighty armed

ÜO|ÁOOÓO¯

ÜO|ÁO

conchs

dÒØO¤:

ÖOÇOOÙOE

blew

ÔO¦ÐOkq ÔO¦ÐOkq

AÚOÂO AÚOÂO

respective

hE rOÇOÓO¯ . rOÇOO d#[ÔOd AOWr d#OWÔOd£ kE ÔOO|ÅOOE| ÔO¤æO AOWr ÖOf£ ×O¤ÇOOÛOOÚOO ÞO¤×Od#OÔO¤æO A¢×OØOÓÙO¤ iÓO ÞOÖOÓOE AÚOÂO AÚOÂO ÜO|ÁO ÖOÇOOÙOE .
Drupada as well as the five sons of Draupadi, and the mighty armed
Abhimanyu, son of Subhadra, all of them, blew their respective conches, O Lord of the Earth, (Dhrtarashtra) (18)
ÞO ÃOOEÝOOE ÒOOÏORrO¾%OÎOO| h¦dÙOO¢ÓO ÛÙOdOrÙOÏO¯ .
ÓO×Oà ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£| ÅOWÛO ÏO¤ØO¤ÚOOE ÛÙOÓO¤ÓOOdÙOÓO¯ .. 19 ..

ÞO:

uÞO

that

ÃOOEÝO:

ÓOOd ÓOE

uproar

ÒOOÏORrO¾%OÎOOØO¯

ÒO¦ÏOrO¾% kE ÔO¤æOOE| kE

Dhrtarashtra's followers

h¦dÙOO¢ÓO

h¦dÙO

hearts

ÛÙOdOrÙOÏO¯

¢ÛOd£ÎOR kr ¢dÙOE

rent

ÓO×O:

AOkOÜO

sky

ÅO

AOWr

and

ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£|

ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£ kOE

earth

ÅO

AOWr

and

eÛO

×O£

also

ÏO¤ØO¤ÚO:

×OÙOOÓOk

tumultuous

ÛÙOÓO¤ÓOOdÙOÓO

ÜOÖdOÙOØOOÓO krÏOE h¤e

resounding

AOWr uÞO ×OÙOOÓOk ÓOOd ÓOE AOkOÜO AOWr ÔO¦¢ÐOÛO£ kOE ×O£ ÜOÖdOÙOØOOÓO krÏOE h¤e ÒO¦ÏOrO¾% kE ÔO¤æOOE| kE h¦dÙO ¢ÛOd£ÎOR kr ¢dÙOE .
And the terrible din, resounding through heaven and earth, rent the hearts of the sons of Dhrtarastra. (19)
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