[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) › 6.12.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.12.2 Mahābhārata 6.12.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12.2) samudrasya pramāṇaṃ ca samyagacchidradarśana | śākadvīpaṃ ca me brūhi kuśadvīpaṃ ca saṃjaya || 2 || > "Dhritarashtra said,--'Thou hast, O Sanjaya, duly described Jamvukhanda to me. Tell me now its dimensions and extent truly. Tell me also, O Sanjaya, of the extent of the ocean of Sakadwipa, and Kusadwipa, of Salmalidwipa and Kraunchadwipa, truly and without leaving anything and tell me also, O son of Gavalgani, of Rahu and Soma and Surya.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12.1) - [Next: 6.12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12.3) - [Up: 6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.11.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.11.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.11.2) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2829) — Vettam Mani, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.12.2) · Pramāṇa