TEXT 12

Devanagari

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः ।
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्च‍ैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥ १२ ॥

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tasya sañjanayan harṣaṁ
kuru-vṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ
siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ
śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān

Synonyms

tasya — his; sañjanayan — increasing; harṣam — cheerfulness; kuru-vṛddhaḥ — the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhīṣma); pitāmahaḥ — the grandfather; siṁha-nādam — roaring sound, like that of a lion; vinadya — vibrating; uccaiḥ — very loudly; śaṅkham — conchshell; dadhmau — blew; pratāpa-vān — the valiant.

tasya: sa; sañjanayan: augmentant; harṣam: joie; kuru-vṛddhaḥ: l’aïeul de la dynastie des Kurus (Bhīṣma); pitāmahaḥ: le grand-père; siṁha-nādam: un son tonitruant, semblable au rugissement d’un lion; vinadya: émettant; uccaiḥ: très fort; śaṅkham: la conque; dadhmau: souffla; pratāpa-vān: le vaillant.

Translation

Then Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly, making a sound like the roar of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy.

À cet instant, Bhīṣma, l’illustre et vaillant aïeul de la dynastie des Kurus, grand-père des combattants, souffle très fort dans sa conque qui résonne comme le rugissement d’un lion et réjouit le cœur de Duryodhana.

Purport

The grandsire of the Kuru dynasty could understand the inner meaning of the heart of his grandson Duryodhana, and out of his natural compassion for him he tried to cheer him by blowing his conchshell very loudly, befitting his position as a lion. Indirectly, by the symbolism of the conchshell, he informed his depressed grandson Duryodhana that he had no chance of victory in the battle, because the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa was on the other side. But still, it was his duty to conduct the fight, and no pains would be spared in that connection.

L’aïeul de la dynastie Kuru devine le sentiment caché de son petit-fils Duryodhana et ressent pour lui une compassion bien naturelle. Répondant à sa renommée de lion, il souffle impétueusement dans sa conque avec l’espoir de le réconforter. La façon dont il fait sonner la conque montre indirectement à son petit-fils abattu que bien qu’il n’ait aucune chance de victoire puisque le Seigneur Suprême, Kṛṣṇa, Se trouve dans le camp adverse, il n’épargnera aucun effort, d’autant que son devoir lui commande de diriger les manœuvres.