[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) › 3.78.16 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.78.16 Mahābhārata 3.78.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.78.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78.16) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tato hṛṣṭamanā rājā bṛhadaśvamuvāca ha | bhagavannakṣahṛdayaṃ jñātumicchāmi tattvataḥ || 16 || > Vaisampayana continued, "King Yudhishthira then, with a glad heart, said unto Vrihadaswa, 'O illustrious one, I desire to learn the science of dice from thee.' The Rishi then gave his dice-lore unto the high-souled son of Pandu, and having given it unto him, that great ascetic went to the sacred waters of Hayasirsha for a bath. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 3.78.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78.15) - [Next: 3.78.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78.17) - [Up: 3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.79.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.77.22) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.79.20) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Nalopākhyāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.nalopakhyana) — Bṛhadaśva, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.78.16) · Pramāṇa