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1.18Sanjaya
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द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते ।सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् ॥

drupado draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate |saubhadraś ca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhamuḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||

द्रुपदः · drupadaḥ
Drupada
द्रौपदेयाः · draupadeyāḥ
the sons of Draupadi
· ca
and
सर्वशः · sarvaśaḥ
all, on every side
पृथिवीपते · pṛthivīpate
O lord of the earth (addressing Dhritarashtra)
सौभद्रः · saubhadraḥ
the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu)
महाबाहुः · mahābāhuḥ
the mighty-armed one
शङ्खान् · śaṅkhān
conches
दध्मुः · dadhamuḥ
blew (they)
पृथक् पृथक् · pṛthak pṛthak
each separately, one by one

Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, O lord of the earth, and the mighty-armed son of Subhadra — all blew their conches, each and every one.

Original plain-language translation

Sanjaya addresses Dhritarashtra directly — 'O lord of the earth' — reminding the blind king (and us) who is really listening. The Pandava fanfare is complete: every generation sounds its note.

Reader's notes (original)