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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥ १ ॥
 
dhrtarastra uvaca
dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre
samaveta yuyutsavah
mamakah pandavas caiva
kim akurvata sanjaya
dhrtarastrah-King Dhrtarastra; uvaca-said; dharma-ksetre-in the place of pilgrimage; kuru-ksetre-in the place named Kuruksetra; samavetah-assembled; yuyatsavah-desiring to fight; mamakah-my party (sons); pandavah-the sons of Pandu; ca-and; eva-certainly; kim-what; akurvata-did they do; sanjaya-O Sanjaya.