Original Sanskrit

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥ १-१॥

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya 1-1

English Translation

Dhritarashtra said: What did the sons of Pandu and also my people do when, desirous to fight, they assembled together on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?

Word-by-Word Meaning

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca = King Dhritarashtra said; dharmakṣetre = in the place of pilgrimage; kurukṣetre = in the place named Kuruksetra; samavetāḥ = assembled; yuyutsavaḥ = desiring to fight; māmakāḥ = my party (sons); pāṇḍavāḥ = the sons of Pandu; ca = and; eva = certainly; kiṃ = what; akurvata = did they do; sañjaya = O Sanjaya.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection - The crisis of conscience that begins the spiritual dialogue

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