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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 1

Arjuna's Dejection

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय

dhṛitarāśhtra uvācha dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśhchaiva kimakurvata sañjaya

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.1 mean?

Dhritarashtra said: Assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra, eager for battle, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, O Sanjaya?

Word-by-word meaning

dhṛitarāśhtraḥ uvācha—Dhritarashtra said · dharma-kṣhetre—the land of dharma · kuru-kṣhetre—at Kurukshetra · samavetāḥ—having gathered · yuyutsavaḥ—desiring to fight · māmakāḥ—my sons · pāṇḍavāḥ—the sons of Pandu · cha—and · eva—certainly · kim—what · akurvata—did they do · sañjaya—Sanjay

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