Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 19

Sanskrit Verse

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।

Transliteration

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra’s party, reverberating through both heaven and earth.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1