[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) › 2.6.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.6.1 Mahābhārata 2.6.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.6.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | saṃpūjyāthābhyanujñāto maharṣervacanātparam | pratyuvācānupūrvyeṇa dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 || > "Vaisampayana said,--At the conclusion of Narada's words, king Yudhishthira the just worshipped him duly; and commanded by him the monarch began to reply succinctly to the questions the Rishi had asked. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 2.5.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.5.116) - [Next: 2.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.6.2) - [Up: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.6) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.2.6.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.2.6.1) — 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 (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.2.6.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.2.6.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.6.1) · Pramāṇa