[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) › 3.5.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.5.1 Mahābhārata 3.5.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | vanaṃ praviṣṭeṣvatha pāṇḍaveṣu prajñācakṣustapyamāno'mbikeyaḥ | dharmātmānaṃ viduramagādhabuddhiṃ sukhāsīno vākyamuvāca rājā || 1 || > "Vaisampayana said,--"After the Pandavas had gone to the forest, Dhritarashtra the son of Amvika, whose knowledge was his eye, became exceedingly sorrowful. And seated at his ease the king addressed these words to the virtuous Vidura of profound intelligence, 'Thy understanding is as clear as that of Bhargava. Thou knowest also all the subtleties or morality, and thou lookest on all the Kauravas with an equal eye. O, tell me what is proper for me and them. O Vidura, things having thus taken their course, what should we do now? How may I secure the goodwill of the citizens so that they may not destroy us to the roots? O, tell us all, since thou art conversant with every excellent expedient.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.10) - [Next: 3.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.2) - [Up: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.4.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.3.4.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.4.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.4.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.1) · Pramāṇa