[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) › 3.254.20 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.254.20 Mahābhārata 3.254.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.254.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254.20) ityete vai kathitāḥ pāṇḍuputrā yāṃstvaṃ mohādavamanya pravṛttaḥ | yadyetaistvaṃ mucyase'riṣṭadehaḥ punarjanma prāpsyase jīva eva || 20 || > Thus have I described unto thee the prowess of the sons of Pandu, disregarding whom in thy foolishness, thou hast acted so. If thou escapest unscathed from them, then, indeed thou wilt have obtained a new lease of life.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.254.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254.19) - [Next: 3.254.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254.21) - [Up: 3.254](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.268.1.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.3.270.20) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.271.21) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.270.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.254.20) · Pramāṇa