Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
1:13
“After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets, and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous.”
Sanskrit
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः | सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ||
Transliteration
tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat
Commentary
The Kaurava army responds with a cacophony of war instruments. This tumultuous sound represents the chaos and violence about to unfold on the battlefield.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma