[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) › 13.81.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.81.2 Mahābhārata 13.81.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.81.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81.2) bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | gobhirnṛpeha saṃvādaṃ śriyā bharatasattama || 2 || > "Bhishma said, 'In this connection is cited the old story, O monarch, of the conversation between kine and Sree, O best of the Bharatas! Once on a time the goddess Sree, assuming a very beautiful form, entered a herd of kine. The kine, beholding her wealth of beauty, became filled with wonder.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.81.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81.1) - [Next: 13.81.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81.3) - [Up: 13.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.82.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.82.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.81.2) · Pramāṇa