Bhagavad Gita 1.12 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Old Bhishma roars like a lion and blows his conch shell: the battle is about to start.
What it means
To lift Duryodhana's spirits, the old commander Bhishma lets out a lion-like roar and blows his conch shell — the signal for battle.
The original Sanskrit
तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः । सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥
tasya sañjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān
Translations
Literal translation
The valiant grandfather, the eldest of the Kurus, loudly sounding a lion-roar, blew the conch to raise his (Duryodhana's) spirits.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
उस समय कौरवों में वृद्ध, प्रतापी पितामह भीष्म ने उस (दुर्योधन) के हृदय में हर्ष उत्पन्न करते हुये उच्च स्वर में गरज कर शंखध्वनि की।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 1.13At once, conches, drums and horns blare out on every side. The noise is deafening.