1.19 स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्। नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्
sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat | nabhaś
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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Resonating in both the sky and the earth, the tumultuous sound shattered the hearts of Dhrtarastra's men.
The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo.
And that tumultuous uproar, resounding through heaven and earth, rent the hearts of Dhrtarastra's sons.
That tremendous sound pierced the hearts of the associates of Dhritarashtra as it reverberated through the sky and the earth.
The tumultuous sound rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra’s party, making both heaven and earth resound.
अर्जुन उवाच
1.21 सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत
arjuna uvāca
senayor
Word meanings
senayoḥ—armies;ubhayoḥ—both;madhye—in the middle;ratham—chariot;sthāpaya—place;me—my;achyuta—Shree Krishna, the infallible One
Verse audio
Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
Arjuna said, O Acyuta! Please halt my chariot at a central place between the two armies.
Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies,
And he spoke, O lord of earth, these words to Sri Krsna... Arjuna said: ...Draw up my chariot, O Krsna, between the two armies,
O Acyuta, please place my chariot between both the armies--.
In the middle of the two armies, place my chariot, O Krishna, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must fight when the battle begins.
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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Verses
1.20 अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः। हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते
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Word meanings
atha—thereupon;vyavasthitān—arrayed;dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing;dhārtarāṣhṭrān—Dhritarashtra’s sons;kapi-dwajaḥ—the Monkey Bannered;pravṛitte—about to commence;śhastra-sampāte—to use the weapons;dhanuḥ—bow;udyamya—taking up;pāṇḍavaḥ—Arjun, the son of Pandu;hṛiṣhīkeśham—to Shree Krishna;tadā—at that time;vākyam—words;idam—these;āha—said;mahī-pate—King
Verse audio
Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
O king! Then, observing Dhrtarastra's men arrayed when the armed clash had virtually begun, at that time, Pandu's son, the monkey-bannered one (Arjuna), raising his bow, spoke these sentences.
Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman,
Then Arjuna, who had Hanuman as his banner crest, on beholding the sons of Dhrtarastra in array, took up his bow, while missiles were beginning to fly.
O King, thereafter, seeing Dhritarashtra's men standing in their positions, when all the weapons were ready for action, the son of Pandu (Arjuna) who had the insignia of Hanuman on his chariot-flag, raising up his bow, said the following to Hrsikesa.
Then, seeing all the people of Dhritarashtra’s party standing arrayed and the discharge of weapons about to begin, Arjuna, the son of Pandu, whose ensign was that of a monkey, took up his bow and said the following to Krishna, O Lord of the Earth!
