[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) › 13.95.53 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.95.53 Mahābhārata 13.95.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.95.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.53) ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kena kṣudhābhibhūtānāmasmākaṃ pāpakarmaṇā | nṛśaṃsenāpanītāni bisānyāhārakāṅkṣiṇām || 53 || > "The Rishis said, 'What sinful and hard-hearted man has stolen away the lotus-stalks gathered by our hungry selves from desire of eating?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.95.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.52) - [Next: 13.95.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.54) - [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.13.93.62) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.93.114) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.53) · Pramāṇa