तत: शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखा: सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्
tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat
Recitation · Text 1.13
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Bhīṣhma's conch triggers an overwhelming wall of sound — conches, bugles, drums, and horns from the entire Kaurava side — the sensory overture to a war that both sides still, technically, have time to call off.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Momentum can build faster than resolve — the sound of war arrives before either army has truly committed to it.