[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) › 5.17.18-20 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.17.18-20 Mahābhārata 5.17.18-20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.17.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.18) śalya uvāca | tato devā bhṛśaṃ tuṣṭā maharṣigaṇasaṃvṛtāḥ | pitaraścaiva yakṣāśca bhujagā rākṣasāstathā || 18 || > "Salya continued, 'Then, O ruler of men, the gods, and the bands of great saints were exceedingly pleased. And so also were the Pitris, the Yakshas, the Snakes, the Rakshasas, the Gandharvas, and all the bands of celestial nymphs. And the tanks, the rivers, the mountains, and the seas also were highly pleased. And all came up and said, 'How fortunate, O slayer of foes, that thou art flourishing! How fortunate, that the intelligent Agastya hath killed the vicious Nahusha! How fortunate that the vile individual hath been turned into a snake to roam over the earth!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [5.17.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.19) gandharvā devakanyāśca sarve cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ | sarāṃsi saritaḥ śailāḥ sāgarāśca viśāṃ pate || 19 || ### [5.17.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.20) upagamyābruvansarve diṣṭyā vardhasi śatruhan | hataśca nahuṣaḥ pāpo diṣṭyāgastyena dhīmatā | diṣṭyā pāpasamācāraḥ kṛtaḥ sarpo mahītale || 20 || ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.5.17.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.17.21) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.20) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.18-20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.18-20) · Pramāṇa