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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः |
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ||१-१२||
tasya sañjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ . siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān ||1-12||
His glorious grandsire (Bhishma), the oldest of the Kauravas, in order to cheer Duryodhana, now roared like a lion, and blew his conch.
In simple words
Old Bhishma, the grandsire of both sides, sees Duryodhana's anxiety. To lift his spirits, Bhishma lets out a roar like a lion and blows his conch shell so loud it shakes the air.
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