[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) › 5.18.22 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.18.22 Mahābhārata 5.18.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18.22) śrutvā śalyasya vacanaṃ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | pratyuvāca mahābāhurmadrarājamidaṃ vacaḥ || 22 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'O best of Bharata's race, the king, that best of righteous men, thus encouraged by Salya, honoured him in proper form. And Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, of powerful arms, having beard the words of Salya, spoke to the king of the Madras the following words, 'There is no doubt that thou wilt act as the charioteer of Karna. Thou must damp the spirits of Karna then by recounting the praises of Arjuna.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 5.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18.21) - [Next: 5.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18.23) - [Up: 5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.5.18.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.5.18.22) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.5.18.22) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.18.22) · Pramāṇa