[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) › 2.72.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.72.4 Mahābhārata 2.72.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.72.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.4) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | aśocyaṃ tu kutasteṣāṃ yeṣāṃ vairaṃ bhaviṣyati | pāṇḍavairyuddhaśauṇḍairhi mitravadbhirmahārathaiḥ || 4 || > Dhritarashtra said,--'What have they not to grieve for who will have to encounter in battle those bulls among warriors--the sons of Pandu--fighting on great cars and aided by allies?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 2.72.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.3) - [Next: 2.72.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.5) - [Up: 2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.2.80.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.2.81.4) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.2.81.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.72.4) · Pramāṇa