[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) › 2.71.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.71.1 Mahābhārata 2.71.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.71.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.1) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | kathaṃ gacchati kaunteyo dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhīmasenaḥ savyasācī mādrīputrau ca tāvubhau || 1 || > Vaisampayana said,--"As soon as Vidura endued with great foresight came unto him king Dhritarashtra, the son of Amvika, timidly asked his brother,--'How doth Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, proceed along? And how Arjuna? And how the twin sons of Madri? And how, O Kshatta, doth Dhaumya proceed along? And how the illustrious Draupadi? I desire to hear everything, O Kshatta; describe to me all their acts.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 2.70.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.70.24) - [Next: 2.71.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.2) - [Up: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.2.79.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.2.80.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.1) · Pramāṇa