Speaker: Sañjaya
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् ।
नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलोऽभ्यनुनादयन् ॥१९॥
sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ
hṛdayāni vyadārayat
nabhaś ca pṛthivīṁ caiva
tumulo ’bhyanunādayan
Word for word (synonyms)
- saḥ
- that
- ghoṣaḥ
- vibration
- dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām
- of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- hṛdayāni
- hearts
- vyadārayat
- shattered
- nabhaḥ
- the sky
- ca
- also
- pṛthivīm
- the surface of the earth
- ca
- also
- eva
- certainly
- tumulaḥ
- uproarious
- abhyanunādayan
- by resounding
Translation
The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious, and thus, vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
Purport
When Bhīṣma and the others on the side of Duryodhana blew their respective conchshells, there was no heart-breaking on the part of the Pāṇḍavas. Such occurrences are not mentioned, but in this particular verse it is mentioned that the hearts of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were shattered by the sounds vibrated by the Pāṇḍavas' party. This is due to the Pāṇḍavas and their confidence in Lord Kṛṣṇa. One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest calamity.
What this verse teaches
Kurus’ hearts shattered
In thematic compilations 1
- Kṛṣṇa always protects His surrendered devotees, the Pāṇḍavas, and thus they are ensured of victory regardless of all material odds (1.14-19).
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 1.16–19 1973-07-16
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