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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 1.13

The armies gather; conches sound

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः ।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥ १३ ॥

tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca

paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ

sahasaivābhyahanyanta

sa śabdas tumulo ’bhavat

Translation

After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1Conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns suddenly sounded together, making a tumultuous sound.
2No purport is provided in the supplied text.
3No purport explanation of the instruments is available here.
4No purport explanation of the combined sound is available here.
5A purport-based life lesson cannot be added without the purport.

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Chapter 1, Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra: the armies gather; conches sound.

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