Then there arose among the Pandavas a mighty din produced by the blare of conchs and the whizz of various kinds of weapons. Hearing that din the Kauravas uttered equally loud shouts in reply, filling completely the earth with their resonance.
ततो निनादः सुमहान् समुत्थितः सशङ्खनानाविधबाणघोषवान्। स्ततोध्वनिर्भुवनमथास्पृशद् भृशम्॥