[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) › 13.95.41 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.95.41 Mahābhārata 13.95.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.95.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.41) gaṇḍovāca | gaṇḍaṃ gaṇḍaṃ gatavatī gaṇḍagaṇḍeti saṃjñitā | gaṇḍagaṇḍeva gaṇḍeti viddhi mānalasaṃbhave || 41 || > "Ganda said, 'The Ganda means a portion of the cheek. As I have that portion a little elevated above the others, I am, O thou that hast sprung from the sacrificial fire of Saivya, called by the name of Ganda!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.95.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.40) - [Next: 13.95.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.42) - [Up: 13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.93.54) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.41) · Pramāṇa