The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.88.1
Mahābhārata 13.88.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.88.1
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kiṃ sviddattaṃ pitṛbhyo vai bhavatyakṣayamīśvara |
kiṃ haviścirarātrāya kimānantyāya kalpate || 1 ||
"Yudhishthira said, 'O thou of great puissance, tell me what that object is which, if dedicated to the Pitris, becomes inexhaustible! What Havi, again, (if offered) lasts for all time? What, indeed, is that which (if presented) becomes eternal?'"
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit