Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 1

Bhagavad Gita 1.18

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते। सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्॥

drupado draupadeyāśhcha sarvaśhaḥ pṛithivī-pate saubhadraśhcha mahā-bāhuḥ śhaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛithak pṛithak

Translation

Drupada and the Draupadeyas, O Lord of earth, and Saubhadra, the mighty-armed, on all sides their several conches blew.

What it means

Drupada, the sons of Draupadi and Abhimanyu blow their conches "on all sides." The whole Pandava host is now speaking at once, yet the text frames it as an answer, not an uproar. Collective resolve, once formed, needs no further argument.

Try this today

Collective resolve, once formed, needs no further argument - the whole side answers at once.

Something to reflect on

When my side has spoken, do I keep arguing out of habit?

Read it in Yathora
← 1.171.19 →

Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.