[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) › 5.17.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.17.4 Mahābhārata 5.17.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.4) indra uvāca | svāgataṃ te maharṣe'stu prīto'haṃ darśanāttava | pādyamācamanīyaṃ ca gāmarghyaṃ ca pratīccha me || 4 || > "Indra said, 'Hath thy journey hither been pleasant, O great saint, I am delighted to see thee. Accept from me water for washing thy feet and face, as also the Arghya and the cow.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 5.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.3) - [Next: 5.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.5) - [Up: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.5.17.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.17.4) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.17.4) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.17.4) · Pramāṇa