The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.51.1
Mahābhārata 1.51.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.51.1
janamejaya uvāca |
bālo vākyaṃ sthavira iva prabhāṣate nāyaṃ bālaḥ sthaviro'yaṃ mato me |
icchāmyahaṃ varamasmai pradātuṃ tanme viprā vitaradhvaṃ sametāḥ || 1 ||
Janamejaya said, 'Though this one is but a boy, he speaks yet like a wise old man. He is not a boy but one wise and old. I think, I desire to bestow on him a boon. Therefore, ye Brahmanas, give me the necessary permission.'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit