Dhritarashtra said O foremost of Brahmarshis, I do not desire to see the slaughter of my friends and relatives. I shall, however, through your grace, hear the account of this battle, minutely described to me.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच न रोचये ज्ञातिवधं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम। युद्धमेतत् त्वशेषेण शृणुयां तव तेजसा॥