Chapter 1, Verse 19
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्। नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat. nabhaśca pṛthivīṃ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan..1.19..
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- सः
- that
- घोषः
- tumultuous sound
- धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्
- of the sons of Dhritarashtra
- हृदयानि
- hearts
- व्यदारयत्
- rent asunder
- नभः
- the sky
- च
- and
- पृथिवीम्
- the earth
- च
- and
- एव
- indeed
- तुमुलः
- tumultuous (that sound)
- व्यनुनादयन्
- causing to reverberate/resound
Commentary
That tumultuous din rent the hearts of all (the people) of Dhritarashtra's (party), causing reverberations throughout heaven and earth. Arjuna's survey of the enemy:
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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सः
घोषः
धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्
हृदयानि
व्यदारयत्
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च
पृथिवीम्
च
एव
तुमुलः
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