Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1, verse 1
The opening verse of the Gita, and the only words spoken by Dhritarashtra. It names Kurukshetra a 'field of dharma', setting a moral question inside a battle.
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धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत संजय ॥
dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ |māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata saṃjaya ||
Dhritarashtra said: Sanjaya, on the holy field of Kurukshetra, where my sons and the sons of Pandu gathered eager to fight, what did they do?
धृतराष्ट्र ने कहा: संजय, धर्म की भूमि कुरुक्षेत्र में युद्ध की इच्छा से इकट्ठे हुए मेरे पुत्रों और पांडु के पुत्रों ने क्या किया?
धृतराष्ट्र म्हणाला: संजया, धर्मभूमी कुरुक्षेत्रावर युद्धाच्या इच्छेने जमलेल्या माझ्या पुत्रांनी आणि पांडूच्या पुत्रांनी काय केले?
In Sanskrit, sounds at word edges merge (sandhi), so a line looks like one long word. Split it to see each word and its meaning.
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत संजय ॥
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