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Verse 1.19

Speaker: Sanjaya

Sanskrit

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् | नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् ||१९||

Transliteration (IAST)

sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat | nabhaśca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo vyanunadayan ||19||

Word-by-Word Meanings

घोषः-sound/vibration
धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्-of the sons of Dhritarashtra
हृदयानि-hearts
व्यदारयत्-shattered
नभः-sky
पृथिवीम्-earth

Translation

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

Commentary

The Pandava conches shatter Kaurava hearts - a psychological victory before the physical battle begins. Sound (nāda) in Indian philosophy represents the primordial creative force. The Pandavas' unified sound represents dharma's power to overwhelm adharma.

Themes

dharmaduty

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