Bhagavad Gita 1.1 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
A blind king asks: “What is happening on the battlefield?”
What it means
The blind king Dhritarashtra, far from the battlefield, asks his advisor Sanjaya: “My sons and my nephews have gathered at Kurukshetra, ready to fight. What happened?”
The original Sanskrit
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya
Translations
Literal translation
Dhrtarastra said: O Sanjaya, what did my sons (and others) and Pandu's sons (and others) actually do when, eager for battle, they assembled on the sacred field, the Kuruksetra (Field of the Kurus)?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
धृतराष्ट्र ने कहा -- हे संजय ! धर्मभूमि कुरुक्षेत्र में एकत्र हुए युद्ध के इच्छुक (युयुत्सव:) मेरे और पाण्डु के पुत्रों ने क्या किया?
Swami Tejomayananda
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