Chapter 1, Verse 13
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca paṇavānakagomukhāḥ. sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulo'bhavat.1.13.
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- ततः
- then
- शङ्खाः
- conch shells
- च
- and
- भेर्यः
- large drums (kettledrums)
- च
- and
- पणव-आनक-गोमुखाः
- small drums, tabors, and horns (cow-mouthed trumpets)
- सहसा
- suddenly
- एव
- indeed
- अभ्यहन्यन्त
- were sounded together
- सः
- that
- शब्दः
- sound
- तुमुलः
- tumultuous
- अभवत्
- became
Commentary
And then all at once, conchs, and kettledrums, and tabors, and trumpets were played upon; and there was a tumultuous din.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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ततः
शङ्खाः
च
भेर्यः
च
पणव-आनक-गोमुखाः
सहसा
एव
अभ्यहन्यन्त
सः
शब्दः
तुमुलः
अभवत्
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