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Chapter 1

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca

dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre
samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva
kim akurvata sañjaya

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Dhṛitaṛāshtra asked:–”O Sañjaya! What did my people and the Paṇdavās do, assembled on the plains of Kurukshetra[4. A tract of land to the east of Jamna (yamuna) river, in the upper part of Doab near Delhi. Hastinapura was its capital.], the land of Dharma (righteousness), to carry on war?”

Original

Dhritarashtra asked:–”O Sañjaya! What did my people and the Paṇḍavās do, assembled on the plains of Kurukshetra[4. A tract of land to the east of Jamna (yamuna) river, in the upper part of Doab near Delhi. Hastināpura was its capital.] -the land of Dharma (righteousness)-, to carry on war?”

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