[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) › 16.2.3 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 16.2.3 Mahābhārata 16.2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.3) janamejaya uvāca | kenānuśaptāste vīrāḥ kṣayaṃ vṛṣṇyandhakā yayuḥ | bhojāśca dvijavarya tvaṃ vistareṇa vadasva me || 3 || > Janamejaya said: "Cursed by whom did those heroes, the Vrishnis, the Andhakas, and the Bhojas, met with destruction? O foremost regenerate persons, do thou tell me this in detail. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 16.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.2) - [Next: 16.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.4) - [Up: 16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.16.1.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.16.1.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.3) · Pramāṇa