1. Arjuna's Dilemma

Arjun Viṣhād Yog

BG 1.19

That tumultuous uproar reverberated through heaven and earth, and shattered the hearts of your sons.

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्
नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्

  • sa — that

  • ghoṣho — vibration

  • dhārtarāṣhṭrāṇāṁ — the sons of Dhritarashtra

  • hṛidayāni — hearts

  • vyadārayat — shattered

  • nabhaśhcha — the sky and

    • nabhaḥ — the sky

    • cha — also

  • pṛithivīṁ — the surface of the Earth

    • pṛithivī — the Earth, ground, soil

  • chaiva — as well indeed

    • cha — and

    • iva — certainly

  • tumulo — uproarious

  • 'bhyanunādayan — resounding

...1.11

To Duryodhana's delight, the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty let out a lion's roar and loudly blew his conch.

[12]

Suddenly, all the conches, drums, trumpets, and horns blared forth a tumultuous uproar.

[13]

Then, from a glorious chariot yoked with white horses, Krishna and Arjuna blew their divine conch shells.

[14]

Krishna blew a conch named Panchajanya, Arjuna blew a conch named Devadatta, and Bhima blew the great conch named Paundra.

[15]

Yudhisthira blew his conch Anantavijay, while Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosha and Manipushpaka conches.

[16]

The King of Kashi, wielding a great bow, the mighty warrior Shikandi, Dhrishtadyumna, Virat, and the invincible Satyaki,

[17]

Drupad, the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty Abhimanyu, all blew their respective conch shells.

[18]

That tumultuous uproar reverberated through heaven and earth, and shattered the hearts of your sons.

[19]

Seeing Dhritirashtra's sons arrayed for war, Arjuna picked up his bow and spoke the following words to Krishna.

[20]

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Similar verses

Chapter 1, Verse 19