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Bhagavad Gita 1.19

The Pandava conches shake the hearts of the Kaurava side.

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।
नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्॥

sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat
nabhaś ca pṛthivīṃ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan

Translation

That tremendous sound, echoing through the sky and the earth, shattered the hearts of Dhritarashtra's sons.

Hindi

आकाश और पृथ्वी को गुँजाती हुई उस भीषण ध्वनि ने धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्रों के हृदय विदीर्ण कर दिए।

Commentary

The Pandava conches have an effect the Kaurava instruments did not: they break the confidence of the other side. Sanjaya, speaking to Dhritarashtra directly, does not soften the news that his sons' hearts were shaken. The moment sets up Arjuna's request in 1.20.

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