[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) › 3.281.73 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.281.73 Mahābhārata 3.281.73 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.281.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.73) naktaṃcarāścarantyete hṛṣṭāḥ krūrābhibhāṣiṇaḥ | śrūyante parṇaśabdāśca mṛgāṇāṃ caratāṃ vane || 73 || > "Markandeya continued, 'Having regained consciousness, Satyavan rose up like one who had enjoyed a sweet sleep, and seeing every side covered with woods, said, 'O girl of slender waist, I came with thee for procuring fruits. Then while I was cutting wood I felt a pain in my head. And on account of that intense pain about my head I was unable to stand for any length of time, and, therefore, I lay on thy lap and slept. All this, O auspicious lady, I remember. Then, as thou didst embrace me, sleep stole away my senses. I then saw that it was dark all around. In the midst of it I saw a person of exceeding effulgence. If thou knowest everything, do thou then, O girl of slender waist, tell me whether what I saw was only a dream or a reality!' Thereupon, Savitri addressed him, saying, The night deepens. I shall, O prince, relate everything unto thee on the morrow. Arise, arise, may good betide thee! And, O thou of excellent vows, come and behold thy parents! The sun hath set a long while ago and the night deepens. Those rangers of the night, having frightful voices, are walking about in glee. And sounds are heard, proceeding from the denizens of the forest treading through the woods. These terrible shrieks of jackals that are issuing from the south and the east make my heart tremble (in fear)!' Satyavan then said, 'Covered with deep darkness, the wilderness hath worn a dreadful aspect. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.281.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.72) - [Next: 3.281.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.74) - [Up: 3.281](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.295.4.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.298.76) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.297.75) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.281.73) · Pramāṇa