[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) › 3.258.5 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.258.5 Mahābhārata 3.258.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.258.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258.5) etanme bhagavansarvaṃ samyagākhyātumarhasi | śrotumicchāmi caritaṃ rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || 5 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'In what race was Rama born and what was the measure of his might and prowess? Whose son also was Ravana and for what was it that he had any misunderstanding with Rama? It behoveth thee, O illustrious one, to tell me all this in detail; for I long to hear the story of Rama of great achievements!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.258.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258.4) - [Next: 3.258.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258.6) - [Up: 3.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.272.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.275.5) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.274.5) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Rāmopākhyāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.ramopakhyana) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.258.5) · Pramāṇa