[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) › 16.2.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 16.2.4 Mahābhārata 16.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.4) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | viśvāmitraṃ ca kaṇvaṃ ca nāradaṃ ca tapodhanam | sāraṇapramukhā vīrā dadṛśurdvārakāgatān || 4 || > Vaishampayana continued: "One day, the Vrishni heroes numbering Sarana amongst them, saw Vishvamitra and Kanwa and Narada arrived at Dwaraka. Afflicted by the rod of chastisement wielded by the deities, those heroes, causing Samva to be disguised like a woman, approached those ascetics and said, ‘This one is the wife of Vabhru of immeasurable energy who is desirous of having a son. Ye Rishis, do you know for certain what this one will bring forth?’ > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 16.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.3) - [Next: 16.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.5) - [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.16.1.7) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.16.1.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.2.4) · Pramāṇa