Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

सञ्जयSañjaya speaks

Text 1.19

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् |नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलोऽभ्यनुनादयन्

sa ghoṣho dhārtarāṣhṭrāṇāṁ hṛidayāni vyadārayat nabhaśhcha pṛithivīṁ chaiva tumulo abhyanunādayan

Recitation · Text 1.19
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The combined roar of the Pandava conches 'shatters the hearts' of Dhṛitarāṣhṭra's sons and thunders through sky and earth alike — the first sign in the text that the Kaurava side's confidence is not as solid as their earlier boasts suggested.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:A show of resolve from one side can visibly crack the confidence of the other before a single blow is struck.