स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् ।नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् ॥
sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat |nabhaś ca pṛthivīṃ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan ||
- सः · saḥ
- that
- घोषः · ghoṣaḥ
- din, clamour
- धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् · dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām
- of Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas)
- हृदयानि · hṛdayāni
- hearts
- व्यदारयत् · vyadārayat
- tore, rent, shattered
- नभः · nabhaḥ
- the sky, heaven
- च · ca
- and
- पृथिवीम् · pṛthivīm
- the earth
- एव · eva
- indeed
- तुमुलः · tumulaḥ
- tumultuous
- व्यनुनादयन् · vyanunādayan
- resounding through, filling with echo
“That tumultuous din tore the hearts of Dhritarashtra's sons, resounding through heaven and earth.”
— Original plain-language translation
The sound-duel is decided: the Kaurava noise merely filled the air, but the Pandava answer 'tore hearts'. Duryodhana's opening confidence is quietly undone before the Gita's philosophy even begins — fear enters through the ears.
— Reader's notes (original)