BhG 1.13

tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ
sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo ‘bhavat

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tataḥ (then) sahasā eva (forcibly indeed) śaṅkhāḥ ca (and conchshells) bheryaḥ ca (and kettle-drums) paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ (small drums, large drums and bull horns) abhyahanyanta (they were sounded).
saḥ (that) śabdaḥ (sound) tumulaḥ (tumultuous) abhavat (was).

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tataḥ	–	av. – then, after that, from that, for that reason (from: tat – indeclinable ablative with an ending -tas);
śaṅkhāḥ	–	śaṅkha 1n.3 m. – conchshells;
ca	–	av. – and;
bheryaḥ	–	bherī 1n.3 f. – kettle-drums;
ca	–	av. – and;
paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ	–	paṇava-ānaka-gomukha 1n.3 m.; DV: paṇavāś cānakāś ca gomukhāś ceti – accompanying small drums, large drums, horns (from: paṇava – small drum, cymbals; ānaka – large military drum; go-mukha – bull face, horn, trumpet);
sahasā	–	av. (1n.3) – suddenly, forcibly (from: √sah – to be victorious, to be able to , sahas – strength, power, victory);
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
abhyahanyanta	–	abhi-√han (to strike, to beat) Imperf. pass. 1v.3 – they were struck, they were sounded;
saḥ	–	tat sn. 1n.1 m. – that;
śabdaḥ	–	śabda 1n.1 m. – sound;
tumulaḥ	–	tumula 1n.1 m. – tumultuous, piercing;
abhavat	–	√bhū (to be) Imperf. P 1v.1 – it was;

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BhG 1.13

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