BG - 1.13

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।

tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat

• tataḥ - thereafter
• śhaṅkhāḥ - conches
• cha - and
• bheryaḥ - bugles
• cha - and
• paṇava-ānaka - drums and kettledrums
• go-mukhāḥ - trumpets
• sahasā - suddenly
• eva - indeed
• abhyahanyanta - blared forth
• saḥ - that
• śhabdaḥ - sound
• tumulaḥ - overwhelming
• abhavat - was

Translation

Then, suddenly, conches, kettledrums, tabors, drums, and cow horns blared forth from the Kaurava side, and the sound was tremendous.

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