अयनेषु च सर्वेषु
यथाभागमवस्थिताः।
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their
posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma.
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः
पितामहः।
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the
brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it
sounded like a lion's roar.
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च
पणवानकगोमुखाः।
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
1.13 And immediately all the conches and
drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar.
This shloka indeed marks the inception of one of the most
seminal and cardinal wars in the history of the world. It was a clash of the most
chivalrous and the mightiest. The cornucopian din caused by the uproarious
sound of the conches, trumpets and horns was indeed intractable for this small
world.
Albeit this two-line shloka may seem to be quite succinct, yet we
cannot assay the gravity appended with these words which came out of the mouth
of Sanjaya. These words marked the beginning of a conflict that was to be
remembered till posterity, these words marked the genesis of a debate that
would continue on forever. This preponderant deluge of sound marked the
devastation of silence that prevailed between the two sides of the war, this
inundation made the world convulse with curiosity. This sound of battle is unequivocally
a watershed in the Bhagavad Gita.
JAI HIND,JAI BHARAT
JAI MA BHARTI
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