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Bhagavad Gita 1.14

Krishna and Arjuna, in a chariot drawn by white horses, blow their divine conches.

ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।
माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः॥

tataḥ śvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau
mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradadhmatuḥ

Translation

Then Madhava and the son of Pandu, seated in a great chariot yoked to white horses, blew their divine conches.

Hindi

तब श्वेत अश्वों से जुते हुए विशाल रथ में बैठे माधव और पाण्डुपुत्र ने अपने दिव्य शंख बजाए।

Commentary

The scene turns to the heart of the story: Krishna as charioteer and Arjuna as warrior, together in one chariot. The white horses and divine conches mark this as no ordinary pair. Their conches are named one by one in 1.15.

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