Word meanings
- dhṛtarāśtraḥ uvāca
- Dhritarashtra said
- dharma-kṣetre
- the land of dharma
- kuru-kṣetre
- at Kurukshetra
- samavetāḥ
- having gathered
- yuyutsavaḥ
- desiring to fight
- māmakāḥ
- my sons
- pāṇḍavāḥ
- the sons of Pandu
- ca
- and
- eva
- certainly
- kim
- what
- akurvata
- did they do
- sañjaya
- Sanjay
Translations
Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
The King Dhritarashtra asked, "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra when my people and the Pandavas gathered?"
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sanjaya, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do when they assembled on the sacred field of Kurukshetra, eager for battle?
धृतराष्ट्र बोले (टिप्पणी प0 1.2) - हे संजय! (टिप्पणी प0 1.3) धर्मभूमि कुरुक्षेत्र में युद्ध की इच्छा से इकट्ठे हुए मेरेे और पाण्डु के पुत्रों ने भी क्या किया?Commentary
Dharmakshetra -- that place which protects Dharma is Dharmakshetra. Because it was in the land of the Kurus, it was called Kurukshetra. Sanjaya is one who has conered likes and dislikes and who is impartial.