Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 9

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-1 : Arjuna Vishad Yoga

drupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivī-pate | saubhadraśca mahā-bāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak || 18 || 18. Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, and the strong-armed son of Subhadra — all, O King,blew their various conches again and again sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ hṛdayāni vyadārayat | nabhaśca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo’ bhyanunādayan || 19 || 19. And that tumultuous uproar, resounding through heaven and earth, rent the hearts of Dhrtarashtra’s sons. Commentary by Ramanuja Duryodhana, after personally reviewing the forces of Pandavas marshalled by Bhima, and his own army marshalled by Bhishma, turned to Drona his teacher, and expressed his concern that his own army would be inadequate to conquer the Pandava forces — he was grief-stricken. Observing Duryodhana's loss of confidence, Bhishma, in order to encourage him, roared like a lion, and then blowing his conch, made his army sound their conches and kettledrums, which made an uproar as a sign of their confidence of victory.