Feeling guilty of the injustice he had done towards his nephews, his conscience worried him about the outcome of this battle.
He had usurped the kingdom of Hastinapur from the rightful heirs the Pandavas, sons of his brother Pandu. The blind King Dhritarashtra’s fondness for his own sons had clouded his spiritual wisdom and deviated him from the path of virtue. Still, in this verse, King Dhritarashtra asked Sanjay, what his sons and his brother Pandu’s sons were doing on the battlefield? It was apparent that they would fight, then why did he ask such a question? The two armies had gathered on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, well prepared to fight a war that was inevitable.
