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dhṛtarāśhtra uvācha dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśh chaiva kim akurvata sañjaya
德里特拉施特拉说：哦，山贾亚，我的儿子们和般度（Pandu）的儿子们，聚集在达摩（dharma）圣地俱卢之野（Kurukshetra），渴望战斗，他们做了什么？
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya, assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra and desiring to fight, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do?
《薄伽梵歌》以盲王德里特拉施特拉向他的秘书山贾亚询问战况开篇。“达摩之野”（dharma-kshetra）一词意义深远——俱卢之野不仅是战场，更是正法之地。称其为“达摩之野”预示着结果将有利于达摩。国王的焦虑通过“我的儿子们”与“般度的儿子们”的对比显露出来——他将他们区分开来，显示出他的偏袒。
The Gita opens with the blind king Dhritarashtra asking his secretary Sanjaya about the battle. The word "dharma-kṣhetre" (field of dharma) is significant — Kurukshetra is not just a battlefield but a place of righteousness. By calling it "dharma-kshetra," the text foreshadows that the outcome will favor dharma. The king's anxiety is revealed by "māmakāḥ" (my sons) vs "pāṇḍavāḥ" (sons of Pandu) — he separates them, showing his bias.