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Bhagavad Gita 1.12-1.13: Bhishma Pitamah Blows the Conch

Shlokas 1.12 – 1.19 Meaning: The battle begins with the sounding of conch shells. First Bhishma roars like a lion, followed by a roar of trumpets and drums from the Kauravas. In response, Lord Krishna and Arjuna blow their divine conchs. The thunderous sound of the Pandava army's conchs shatters the hearts of Dhritarashtra’s sons and echoes through the earth and sky.

Shloka 1.12

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्ध: पितामह: |
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चै: शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् || 12||

IAST: tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ | siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān

Transliteration: tasya sanjanayan harsham kuru-vriddhah pitamahah | simha-nadam vinadyochchaih shankham dadhmau pratapavan

Shloka 1.13

तत: शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखा: |
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् || 13||

IAST: tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ | sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat

Transliteration: tatah shankhashcha bheryashcha panavanaka-gomukhah | sahasaivabhyahanyanta sa shabdastumulo ’bhavat

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