[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) › 3.253.22 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.253.22 Mahābhārata 3.253.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.253.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253.22) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | etāvaduktvā prayayurhi śīghraṃ tānyeva vartmānyanuvartamānāḥ | muhurmuhurvyālavaducchvasanto jyāṃ vikṣipantaśca mahādhanurbhyaḥ || 22 || > Vaisampayana continued, "With these words, they departed, following the track pointed out to them, and frequently breathing deep sighs like the hissing of snakes, and twanging the strings of their large bows. And then they observed a cloud of dust raised by the hoofs of the steeds belonging to Jayadratha's army. And they also saw Dhaumya in the midst of the ravisher's infantry, exhorting Bhima to quicken his steps. Then those princes (the sons of Pandu) with hearts undepressed, bade him be of good cheer and said unto him, 'Do thou return cheerfully!'--And then they rushed towards that host with great fury, like hawks swooping down on their prey. And possessed of the prowess of Indra, they had been filled with fury at the insult offered to Draupadi. But at sight of Jayadratha and of their beloved wife seated on his car, their fury knew no bounds. And those mighty bowmen, Bhima and Dhananjaya and the twin brothers and the king, called out Jayadratha to stop, upon which the enemy was so bewildered as to lose their knowledge of directions." > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.253.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253.21) - [Next: 3.253.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253.23) - [Up: 3.253](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.267.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.270.29) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.269.24) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c5.s1.33) — D. C. Sircar, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.253.22) · Pramāṇa