Verse 1.1 Details

Word-for-Word Synonyms dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, uvāca - said, dharma-kṣetre - in the place of pilgrimage, kuru-kṣetre - in the place named Kurukṣetra, samavetāḥ - assembled, yuyutsavaḥ - desiring to fight, māmakāḥ - my party (sons), pāṇḍavāḥ - the sons of Pāṇḍu, ca - and, eva - certainly, kim - what, akurvata - did they do, sañjaya - O Sañjaya Translation Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu do, being desirous to fight? Purport Excerpt (Purport text will go here)