dhṛitarāśhtra uvācha
dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāśhchaiva kimakurvata sañjaya||1||

Meaning : King Dhritarashtra said: Sanjaya, in the land of dharma, the battlefield of Kurukshetra, where my sons and the Pandavas have gathered to fight, what did they do? Tell me what’s happening there.