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Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "O Sañjaya what did my sons desirous of battle and Pāṇḍu's son do after assembling at the holy land of righteousness Kurukṣetra ?"
- 'Bhagavad Gītā's first shokla'

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Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O Sañjaya what did my sons desirous of battle and Pāṇḍu’s son do after assembling at the holy land of righteousness Kurukṣetra ?”
- ‘Bhagavad Gītā’s first shokla’

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> - ‘Bhagavad Gītā’s first shokla’

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