in most ancient hindu texts, kurukshetra is not a city but a region ("kshetra" meaning "region" in sanskrit). the boundaries of kurukshetra lies to the central and western parts of state of haryana and southern punjab. thus according to the taittiriya aranyaka 5.1.1., the kurukshetra region is south of turghna (srughna/sugh in sirhind, punjab), north of khandava (delhi and mewat region), east of maru (desert) and west of parin.