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# The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.71.8

Mahābhārata 2.71.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.71.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.71.8)

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |  
vividhānīha rūpāṇi kṛtvā gacchanti pāṇḍavāḥ |  
tanmamācakṣva vidura kasmādevaṃ vrajanti te || 8 ||

> Dhritarashtra asked,--"Tell me, O Vidura, why is it that the Pandavas are leaving Hastinapore in such varied guise."  
> — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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## Translations (1)

- [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.2.79.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English

## Other recensions (1)

- [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.2.80.9) — Sanskrit

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