[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) › 1.82.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.82.4 Mahābhārata 1.82.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.82.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.4) śakra uvāca | yadā sa pūrustava rūpeṇa rājañjarāṃ gṛhītvā pracacāra bhūmau | tadā rājyaṃ saṃpradāyaiva tasmai tvayā kimuktaḥ kathayeha satyam || 4 || > 'What didst thou say, O king, when thy son Puru took thy decrepitude on Earth and when thou gavest him thy kingdom?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.82.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.3) - [Next: 1.82.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.5) - [Up: 1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.87.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.81.4) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.87.4) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.36.4) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.82.4) · Pramāṇa