[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › [Vulgate (Nilakantha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate) › 5.17.7 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.17.7 Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) 5.17.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.7) agastya uvāca | śrṛṇu śakra priyaṃ vākyaṃ yathā rājā durātmavān | svargādbhraṣṭo durācāro nahuṣo baladarpitaḥ || - [Previous: 5.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.6) - [Next: 5.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.8) - [Up: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17) ## Other recensions (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.7) · Pramāṇa