Sañjaya narrates the course of the war
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच :—
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः ।
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥ १ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca :—
dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ .
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya .. 1 ..
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said :
What did Pāṇḍu’s sons and mine do when they assembled together on the sacred plain of Kurukṣetra, eager for battle, O Sañjaya?