January 1 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 1; Verses 1-2 (DAY1)

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः |
मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ||1|| 

Dhṛitarāśhtra uvācha

dharma-kṣhetre kuru-kṣhetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ

māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś chaiva kim akurvata sañjaya (1) 

த்⁴ருத¹ராஷ்ட்ர உவாச¹ 
த⁴ர்மக்ஷேத்¹ரே கு¹ருக்ஷேத்²ரே ஸமவேதா¹ யுயுத்¹ஸவஹ |
மாமகா¹: பா¹ண்ட³வாஶ்சை¹வ கி¹மகு¹ர்வத¹ ஸஞ்ஜய ||1|| 

Dhritarashtra said:

1. What did the sons of Pandu and also my people do when they had assembled together, eager for battle on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?

Commentary: Dharmakṣhetra – that place which protects Dharma is Dharmakṣhetra.  Because it was in the land of the Kurus, it was called Kurukshetra.

Sanjaya is one who has conquered likes and dislikes and who is impartial. 

सञ्जय उवाच ।

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा ।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ||2|| 

Sañjaya uvācha
dṛiṣhṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanastadā
āchāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vachanamabravīt (2)

ஸஞ்ஜய உவாச¹ 
த்³ருஷ்ட்¹வா து¹ பா¹ண்ட³வானீக¹ம் வ்யூட⁴ம் து³ர்யோத⁴னஸ்த¹தா³ |
ஆசா¹ர்யமுப¹ஸங்க³ம்ய ராஜா வச¹னமப்³ரவீத்¹ ||2||

Sanjaya said:

2. Having seen the army of the Pandavas drawn up in battle array, King Duryodhana then approached his teacher (Drona) and spoke these words:

Ref: Bhagavadgita by Swami Sivananda, DLS publication