Word meanings
- drupadaḥ
- Drupad
- draupadeyāḥ
- the five sons of Draupadi
- ca
- and
- sarvaśaḥ
- all
- pṛthivī-pate
- Ruler of the earth
- saubhadraḥ
- Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra
- ca
- also
- mahā-bāhuḥ
- the mighty-armed
- śaṅkhān
- conch shells
- dadhmuḥ
- blew
- pṛthak pṛthak
- individually
Translations
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O Lord of the Earth, and the son of Subhadra, the mighty-armed, blew their conches each separately.
And, O King! Drupada's sons, Droupadi's sons, and the great soldier Soubhadra blew their conches.
Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, as well as the mighty-armed son of Subhadra, all of them together, O king, blew their respective conchs.
।।1.17 -- 1.18।। हे राजन्! श्रेष्ठ धनुषवाले काशिराज और महारथी शिखण्डी तथा धृष्टद्युम्न एवं राजा विराट और अजेय सात्यकि, राजा द्रुपद और द्रौपदी के पाँचों पुत्र तथा लम्बी-लम्बी भुजाओंवाले सुभद्रा-पुत्र अभिमन्यु - इन सभी ने सब ओर से अलग-अलग (अपने-अपने) शंख बजाये।Commentary
This blowing of conches announced the commencement of the battle.