Bhagavad Gita 1.14ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः ॥
tataḥ śhvetairhayairyukte mahati syandane sthitau
mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaśhchaiva divyau śhaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ
Sanskrit recitation
The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene
Translation
Then, Madhava (Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in the magnificent chariot yoked with white horses, blew divine conches.
Hindi translation
उसके बाद सफेद घोड़ों से युक्त महान् रथ पर बैठे हुए लक्ष्मीपति भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण और पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुन ने दिव्य शंखों को बड़े जोर से बजाया।
Meaning
In contrast with the conchshell blown by Bhīṣmadeva, the conchshells in the hands of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are described as transcendental. The sounding of the transcendental conchshells indicated that there was no hope of victory for the other side because Kṛṣṇa was on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. Jayas tu pāṇḍu-putrāṇāṁ yeṣāṁ pakṣe janārdanaḥ. Victory is always with persons like the sons of Pāṇḍu because Lord Kṛṣṇa is associated with them. And whenever and wherever the Lord is present, the goddess of fortune is also there because the goddess of fortune never lives alone without her husband. Therefore, victory and fortune were awaiting Arjuna, as indicated by the transcendental sound produced by the conchshell of Viṣṇu, or Lord Kṛṣṇa. Besides that, the chariot on which both the friends were seated had been donated by Agni (the fire-god) to Arjuna, and this indicated that this chariot was capable of conquering all sides, wherever it was drawn over the three worlds.
After A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The field is set· 1.1–1.27→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 1.1Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled…
- 1.2Sanjaya said: Having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King…
- 1.3Behold, O Teacher! This mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son of Drupada,…
- 1.4Here are heroes, mighty archers, equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana (Satyaki),…
- 1.5Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana, the valiant king of Kasi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Saibya—the…
- 1.6The strong Yudhamanyu and the brave Uttamaujas, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu, the son of…
- 1.7Know also, O best among the twice-born! the names of those who are the most distinguished…
- 1.8"Thou thyself, Bhishma, Karna, Kripa, the victorious in war, Asvatthama, Vikarna, and…
- 1.9And also many other heroes, ready to give up their lives for my sake, armed with various…
- 1.10Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is…
- 1.11Therefore, do all of you, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions…
- 1.12His glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana…
- 1.13Then, suddenly, conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums, and cow horns blared forth from the…
1.14Then, Madhava (Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in the magnificent chariot…
- 1.15Hrishikesha blew the Panchajanya, Arjuna blew the Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied…
- 1.16King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya; Nakula and Sahadeva blew the…
- 1.17The king of Kasi, an excellent archer, Sikhandi, the mighty car-warrior, Dhrishtadyumna,…
- 1.18Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the…
- 1.19The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra's party, reverberating through both…
- 1.20Then, seeing the people of Dhritarashtra's party standing arrayed and the discharge of…
- 1.21Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.22Arjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I…
- 1.23For I desire to observe those who are assembled here to fight, wishing to please in battle…
- 1.24Sanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O…
- 1.25In front of Bhishma and Drona, and all the rulers of the earth, he said: "O Arjuna, son of…
- 1.26Then, Arjuna (son of Pritha) saw there (in the armies) stationed fathers, grandfathers,…
- 1.27He saw fathers-in-law and friends in both the armies. The son of Kunti, Arjuna, seeing all…
Word-by-word→
- cha
- and
- eva
- also
- yukte
- yoked
- divyau
- Divine
- mahati
- glorious
- sthitau
- seated
- tataḥ
- then
- hayaiḥ
- horses
- syandane
- chariot
- mādhavaḥ
- Shree Krishna, the husband of the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi
- śhaṅkhau
- conch shells
- śhvetaiḥ
- by white
- pradadhmatuḥ
- blew
- pāṇḍavaḥ
- Arjun
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