[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) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 1.223.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.223.4 Mahābhārata 1.223.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.223.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223.4) stambamitra uvāca | jyeṣṭhastrātā bhavati vai jyeṣṭho muñcati kṛcchrataḥ | jyeṣṭhaścenna prajānāti kanīyānkiṃ kariṣyati || 4 || > "The third brother, Stamvamitra, said, 'The eldest brother is called the protector. It is the eldest brother that rescueth (the younger ones) from danger. If the eldest himself faileth to rescue them, what can the younger ones do?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.223.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223.3) - [Next: 1.223.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223.5) - [Up: 1.223](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.234.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.232.4) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.232.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.223.4) · Pramāṇa