Gita : Ch-1. Slo-14.

Srimad Bhagavadgeeta :


Chapter-1. ( Arjuna-vishdhayogam )


Slokam-14.(  On the other side, both Lord Krishna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendental conchshells. )




Tatah   svetairhayairyukte    mahati    syandane   stitou,


Madhavah    pandavasacaiva   divyou   samkaou   praddhamtuh.




Tatah   svetaih   hayaih   yukte     =     That time,  drawn by white horses,

Mahatisyandane    stitou      =      In the  Supreme  chariot , occupied by, 

Madhavh   pandavah   ca  eva      =      Lord Srikrishnan and Arjunan,

Divyah   samkah   praddhmatuh        =     blew louder, the divine Samkau.





Then, Madhava (Lord Krishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), stationed in their magnificent chariot with white horses yoked to it, loudly blew their divine conchs.

Thereupon Srikrishnan with Arjuna standing in a great chariot drawn by white horses, both self-confident sounded their divine conchshells.

In response the husband of the goddess of fortune and the son of Pându together sounded their divine conches. (Sanskrit & tradition)

On the other side, both Lord Krishna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendental conch shells.

contrast with the conch shell blown by Bhishma, the conch shells in the hands of Krishna and Arjuna are described as transcendental. The sounding of the transcendental conch shells indicated that there was no hope of victory for the other side because Krishna was on the side of the Pandavas.  Victory is always with persons like the sons of Pandavas because Lord Krishna is associated with them.

Sanjaya  is narrating the battle field activities in detail. His narration may bring back the reality and the wrongs done, to the mind of Drudarahtran so that, may call his sons from the battle to castle, to avert the great lose of human life in the war. 
Now in order to ignite the exaltation of the Pandava army and in response to the Kaurava army the mighty blowing by the Supreme Lord Krishna and Arjuna on their divine conch shells confidently indicates that their victory is eminent.

After the tumultuous sound coming from the Kaurava army had subsided, the Supreme Lord Krishna and Arjuna seated on a magnificent chariot intrepidly blew their conch shells powerfully igniting the Pandavas eagerness for battle as well. 

Thereafter the Pandava army also sounded festively al the musical sounds for battle readiness and this is what is meant by the use of the word tatah. Although there were many chariots present on the battlefield the reason for mentioning the chariot of Lord Krishna and Arjuna was that this chariot by which the three worlds could be conquered was donated by Agni, the demigod of fire and was designed and built by Visvakarma the architect of the demigods and thus was especially powerful. 

In contrast with the conchshell blown by Bhishmadeva, the conchshells in the hands of Krishna and Arjuna are described as transcendental. The sounding of the transcendental conchshells indicated that there was no hope of victory for the other side because Krishna was on the side of the Pandavas. Jayas tu pandu-putranam yesham pakse janardanah. Victory is always with persons like the sons of Pandu because Lord Krishna is associated with them. And whenever and wherever the Lord is present, the goddess of fortune is also there because the goddess of fortune never lives alone without her husband. Therefore, victory and fortune were awaiting Arjuna, as indicated by the transcendental sound produced by the conchshell of Vishnu, or Lord Krishna. Besides that, the chariot on which both the friends were seated was donated by Agni (the fire-god) to Arjuna, and this indicated that this chariot was capable of conquering all sides, wherever it was drawn over the three worlds.

To be continued ..