Chapter 1, Verse 12
Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yog — अर्जुनविषादयोगतस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः। सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥
Transliteration
tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān
Meaning
His glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana and blew his conch.
Word-by-word meaning
tasya — hissañjanayan — causingharṣham — joykuru-vṛiddhaḥ — the grand old man of the Kuru dynasty (Bheeshma)pitāmahaḥ — grandfathersinha-nādam — lion’s roarvinadya — soundinguchchaiḥ — very loudlyśhaṅkham — conch shelldadhmau — blewpratāpa-vān — the glorious
Commentary
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His glorious grandsire, the oldest of the Kauravas, roared like a lion to cheer Duryodhana and blew his conch.
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This is verse 12 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.