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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1, Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 1.13

తతః శఙ్ఖాశ్చ భేర్యశ్చ పణవానకగోముఖాః

At once conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums and horns blared together, and the sound was tremendous.

Sloka 1.13

1.13

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः ।
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥

తతః శఙ్ఖాశ్చ భేర్యశ్చ పణవానకగోముఖాః ।
సహసైవాభ్యహన్యన్త స శబ్దస్తుములోఽభవత్ ॥

tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca paṇavānakagomukhāḥ |
sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulo’bhavat ||

తాత్పర్యం

వెంటనే శంఖాలు, భేరీలు, పణవాలు, ఆనకాలు, గోముఖాలు ఒక్కసారిగా మోగాయి. ఆ శబ్దం భయంకరంగా ఉంది.

Meaning

At once conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums and horns blared together, and the sound was tremendous.

About chapter 1

On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the Kaurava and Pandava armies stand ready for war. Arjuna asks Krishna, his charioteer, to place the chariot between the two armies. Seeing teachers, cousins and friends on the other side, he is overcome with grief, lays down his bow and refuses to fight. The whole teaching of the Gita grows out of this moment of doubt.

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Last updated 2026-10-31