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anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā mad-arthe tyakta-jīvitāḥ nānā-śastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśāradāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.9 There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are...

aparyāptaḿ tad asmākaḿ balaḿ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam paryāptaḿ tv idam eteṣāḿ balaḿ bhīmābhirakṣitam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.10 Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhishma,...

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ bhīṣmam evābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.11 All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhishma, as you stand at your respective...

tasya sañjanayan harṣaḿ kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siḿha-nādaḿ vinadyoccaiḥ śańkhaḿ dadhmau pratāpavān Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.12 Then Bhishma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the...

tataḥ śańkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo ‘bhavat Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.13 After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded,...

tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śańkhau pradadhmatuḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.14 On the other side, both Lord Krishna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by...

pāñcajanyaḿ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaḿ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraḿ dadhmau mahā-śańkhaḿ bhīma-karmā vṛkodaraḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.15 Lord Krishna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta;...

anantavijayaḿ rājā kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca sughoṣa-maṇipuṣpakau kāśyaś ca parameṣv-āsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahā-rathaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaś ca sātyakiś cāparājitaḥ drupado draupadeyāś ca...

sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāḿ hṛdayāni vyadārayat nabhaś ca pṛthivīḿ caiva tumulo ‘bhyanunādayan Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.19 The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious. Vibrating both in the sky...

atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ pravṛtte śastra-sampāte dhanur udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ hṛṣīkeśaḿ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 1.20 At that time Arjuna, the son of Pandu,...