Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.7
शङ्खतूर्यमृदङ्गानां भेरीडमरिणां महान् ।
हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां नदतां निस्वनोऽभवत् ॥ ७ ॥
śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgānāṁ
[shankha-toorya-mridangaanaam]
bherī-ḍamariṇāṁ mahān
[bheree-damarinaam mahaan]
hasty-aśva-ratha-pattīnāṁ
[hasty-ashva-ratha-patteenaam]
nadatāṁ nisvano ’bhavat
[nadataam nisvano ’bhavat]
Word-for-word
śaṅkha
—
of conchshells
tūrya
—
of big bugles
mṛdaṅgānām
—
and of drums
bherī
—
of bugles
ḍamariṇām
—
of kettledrums
mahān
—
great and tumultuous
hasti
—
of elephants
aśva
—
of horses
ratha-pattīnām
—
of fighters on chariots or on the ground
nadatām
—
all of them making sounds together
nisvanaḥ
—
a tumultuous sound
abhavat
—
so became.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgānāṁ
śaṅkha
of conchshells
tūrya
of big bugles
mṛdaṅgānām
and of drums
bherī-ḍamariṇāṁ mahān
bherī
of bugles
ḍamariṇām
of kettledrums
mahān
great and tumultuous
hasty-aśva-ratha-pattīnāṁ
hasti
of elephants
aśva
of horses
ratha-pattīnām
of fighters on chariots or on the ground
nadatām
all of them making sounds together
nadatāṁ nisvano ’bhavat
nisvanaḥ
a tumultuous sound
abhavat
so became.
The sounds of the conchshells, bugles, drums, bherīs and ḍamarīs [kettledrums], as well as the sounds made by the elephants, horses and soldiers, who were both on chariots and on foot, were tumultuous.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The sounds of the conchs, horns, drums, bherīs and ḍamarīs as well as the sounds made by the elephants, horses, chariots and soldiers, were tumultuous.
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Personal Guidance
Conches, bugles, drums, elephants, horses, foot soldiers — tumultuous sound everywhere. Battle has its music too, terrible but coordinated. Even chaos has structure when both sides are organized for the same end.
Reflection Questions
- What chaos in my life actually has more structure than I have recognized?
- How do I tell the difference between the music of dharma and the music of war?
My note
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