Bhagavad Gita 1.13
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्॥
tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat
Translation
Then conches and kettledrums, tabors and drums and cowhorns, suddenly blared forth, and the sound was tumultuous.
What it means
The Kaurava instruments erupt together in a tumultuous blast. The noise is unity performed: many sounds forced into one. The chapter uses sound itself as a signal, and the Kaurava sound is described as chaos rather than harmony.
Try this today
Narrative verse; the war-cry of the Kaurava side.
Something to reflect on
Does the noise around me signal unity, or just volume?
Read it in Yathora