In Chapter 1, verses 15-18 of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna surveys the battlefield of Kurukshetra and observes the prominent warriors assembled on both sides. These verses provide a detailed description of the warriors and their martial capabilities.

Here are the verses:

Verse 15: “अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।” (Bhagavad Gita 1.15)

Translation: “King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew his conchshell, Ananta Vijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka.”

Verse 16: “काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।” (Bhagavad Gita 1.16)

Translation: “The king of Kasi, an excellent archer; Sikhandi, the mighty car warrior; Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and the unconquerable Satyaki.”

Verse 17: “द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शंखान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।” (Bhagavad Gita 1.17)

Translation: “Draupada, and the sons of Draupadi, and the son of Subhadra, the mighty-armed, all blew their respective conch shells.”

Verse 18: “स गण्धर्वान्हये षृण्वन्नुप्युध्यन्ति मुहुर्मुहुः।

तत्र शंखाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।।” (Bhagavad Gita 1.18)

Translation: “O King, the blowing of various conch shells became tumultuous. Vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra.”

In these verses, Arjuna observes the prominent warriors from both sides of the battlefield blowing their conch shells, signaling their readiness for battle. The blowing of conch shells symbolizes the commencement of the war and instills both excitement and apprehension among the warriors.

These verses depict the grandeur and intensity of the scene on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, as warriors from both the Pandava and Kaurava armies prepare to engage in the epic conflict.