[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) › 5.16.22 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.16.22 Mahābhārata 5.16.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.22) indra uvāca | kathaṃ nu nahuṣo rājyaṃ devānāṃ prāpa durlabham | tapasā kena vā yuktaḥ kiṃvīryo vā bṛhaspate || 22 || > "Indra said, 'How hath Nahusha obtained the throne of heaven, difficult to get? What austerities did he practise? How great is his power, O Vrihaspati!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 5.16.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.21) - [Next: 5.16.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.23) - [Up: 5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.5.16.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.16.22) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.16.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.22) · Pramāṇa