[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) › 3.2.7 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.2.7 Mahābhārata 3.2.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2.7) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | mamāpi paramā bhaktirbrāhmaṇeṣu sadā dvijāḥ | sahāyaviparibhraṃśastvayaṃ sādayatīva mām || 7 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'We regenerate ones, I too am devoted to the Brahmanas! But this destitution that hath overtaken me overwhelmed me with confusion! These my brothers that are to procure fruits and roots and the deer (of the forest) are stupefied with grief arising from their afflictions and on account of the distress of Draupadi and the loss of our kingdom! Alas, as they are distressed, I cannot employ them in painful tasks!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2.6) - [Next: 3.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2.8) - [Up: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.2.3) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.2.7) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.2.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.2.7) · Pramāṇa