[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) › 1.51.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.51.2 Mahābhārata 1.51.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51.2) sadasyā ūcuḥ | bālo'pi vipro mānya eveha rājñāṃ yaścāvidvānyaśca vidvānyathāvat | sarvānkāmāṃstvatta eṣo'rhate'dya yathā ca nastakṣaka eti śīghram || 2 || > "The Sadasyas said, 'A Brahmana, though a boy, deserves the respect of kings. The learned ones do more so. This boy deserves every desire of his being fulfilled by thee, but not before Takshaka comes with speed.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.51.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51.1) - [Next: 1.51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51.3) - [Up: 1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.56.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.56.2) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana.33.2) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja.35.16) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.56.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.56.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.51.2) · Pramāṇa