[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) › 2.71.47 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.71.47 Mahābhārata 2.71.47 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.71.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.47) yadi vā na nivartante satkṛtā yāntu pāṇḍavāḥ | saśastrarathapādātā bhogavantaśca putrakāḥ || 47 || > Vaisampayana continued,--"Hearing these words of Drona, Dhritarashtra said,--'O Kshatta, the preceptor hath uttered what is true. Go thou and bring back the Pandavas. If they do not come back, let them go treated with respect and affection. Let those my sons go with weapons, and cars, and infantry, and enjoying every other good thing.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 2.71.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.46) - [Next: 2.72.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.1) - [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.2.79.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.2.80.53) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.47) · Pramāṇa