Shalya Parva 52.2
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 52 · Verse 2
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Sanskrit Original
पुरा च राजर्षिवरेण धीमता बहूनि वर्षाण्यमितेन तेजसा। प्रकृष्टमेतत् कुरुणा महात्मना ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमितीह पप्रथे॥
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That foremost of royal sages, viz., the great, intelligent and energetic Kuru, had cultivated this field for many years. Hence it came to be called Kurukshetra (the field of Kuru)!"