Bhagavad Gita 1.18द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् ॥
drupado draupadeyāśhcha sarvaśhaḥ pṛithivī-pate
saubhadraśhcha mahā-bāhuḥ śhaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛithak pṛithak
Sanskrit recitation
The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene
Translation
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the mighty-armed, blew their conches each separately.
Hindi translation
।।1.17 -- 1.18।। हे राजन्! श्रेष्ठ धनुषवाले काशिराज और महारथी शिखण्डी तथा धृष्टद्युम्न एवं राजा विराट और अजेय सात्यकि, राजा द्रुपद और द्रौपदी के पाँचों पुत्र तथा लम्बी-लम्बी भुजाओंवाले सुभद्रा-पुत्र अभिमन्यु - इन सभी ने सब ओर से अलग-अलग (अपने-अपने) शंख बजाये।
Meaning
This blowing of conches announced the commencement of the battle.
After Swami Sivananda
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
- also
- dadhmuḥ
- blew
- drupadaḥ
- Drupad
- sarvaśhaḥ
- all
- saubhadraḥ
- Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra
- śhaṅkhān
- conch shells
- draupadeyāḥ
- the five sons of Draupadi
- mahā-bāhuḥ
- the mighty-armed
- pṛithivī-pate
- Ruler of the earth
- pṛithak pṛithak
- individually
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