[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) › 16.5.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 16.5.1 Mahābhārata 16.5.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.5.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tato yayurdārukaḥ keśavaśca babhruśca rāmasya padaṃ patantaḥ | athāpaśyanrāmamanantavīryaṃ vṛkṣe sthitaṃ cintayānaṃ vivikte || 1 || > Vaishampayana said: "Then Daruka and Keshava and Vabhru left that spot, following in the wake of Rama (for discovering his retreat). They beheld that hero of infinite energy sitting thoughtfully, reclining his back against a tree, in a solitary spot of earth. Finding Rama of great soul, Krishna commanded Daruka, saying, ‘Going to the Kurus, inform Partha of this great slaughter of the Yadus. Let Arjuna come here quickly, hearing of the destruction of the Yadavas through the Brahmanas’ curse.’ > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 16.4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.4.46) - [Next: 16.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.5.2) - [Up: 16.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.16.4.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.16.4.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.16.4.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.16.5.1) · Pramāṇa