VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 1.12
Bhishma roars like a lion and blows his conch to cheer Duryodhana.
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥
tasya sañjanayan harṣaṃ kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ
siṃha-nādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān
Translation
To cheer Duryodhana, the mighty grandsire, the eldest of the Kurus, roared aloud like a lion and blew his conch.
Hindi
दुर्योधन को हर्षित करने के लिए कुरुवंश के वृद्ध, प्रतापी पितामह ने सिंह के समान ऊँचे स्वर में गर्जना की और शंख बजाया।
Commentary
Bhishma hears the anxiety behind Duryodhana's words and answers not with speech but with sound. His lion-roar and conch announce the start of the war. This is the first of many conch blasts that open the battle. In 1.13 the whole army follows.