The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.12.18
Mahābhārata 6.12.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.12.18
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
sumahānsaṃśayo me'dya proktaṃ saṃjaya yattvayā |
prajāḥ kathaṃ sūtaputra saṃprāptāḥ śyāmatāmiha || 18 ||
"Dhritarashtra said,--'A great doubt ariseth in my mind, O Sanjaya, from what thou hast said. Why, O Suta's son, would the people there be of dark complexion?'
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (5)
- Jñānadīpikā — Devabodha, Sanskrit
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit
- Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra — Vādirāja, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārataṭīkā — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Lakṣābharaṇa — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit