[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) › 1.55.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.55.4 Mahābhārata 1.55.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.55.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55.4) śṛṇu rājanyathā bhedaḥ kurupāṇḍavayorabhūt | rājyārthe dyūtasaṃbhūto vanavāsastathaiva ca || 4 || > "Hear, O monarch, why that disunion occurred between the Kurus and the Pandavas, and why also that exile into the woods immediately proceeding from the game at dice prompted by the desire (of the Kurus) for rule. I shall relate all to thee who askest it thou best of the Bharata race! > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.55.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55.3) - [Next: 1.55.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55.5) - [Up: 1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.61.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.61.5) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.61.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.55.4) · Pramāṇa