Chapter 1 · Verse 19

Arjuna's Dilemma

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्। नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्
sa ghoṣho dhārtarāṣhṭrāṇāṁ hṛidayāni vyadārayat nabhaśhcha pṛithivīṁ chaiva tumulo nunādayan

Word Meanings

saḥ — that; ghoṣhaḥ — sound; dhārtarāṣhṭrāṇām — of Dhritarashtra’s sons; hṛidayāni — hearts; vyadārayat — shattered; nabhaḥ — the sky; cha — and; pṛithivīm — the earth; cha — and; eva — certainly; tumulaḥ — terrific sound; abhyanunādayan — thundering

Translation

That tumultuous sound, reverberating through sky and earth, shattered the hearts of Dhritarashtra's sons.