[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) › 5.16.34 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.16.34 Mahābhārata 5.16.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.34) vaivasvataṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca varuṇaṃ cāpyapāṃ tathā | ādhipatyaṃ dadau śakraḥ satkṛtya varadastadā || 34 || > "Salya continued, 'Thus did the illustrious lord Indra, the chastiser of Paka, the giver of boons, bestow, after deliberation upon Kuvera the sovereignty over the Yakshas, and all the wealth of the world; upon Yama, the sovereignty over the Pitris; and upon Varuna, that over the waters.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 5.16.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.33) - [Next: 5.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.1) - [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.5.16.7) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.16.36) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.16.34) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.16.34) · Pramāṇa