[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) › 6.41.53 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.41.53 Mahābhārata 6.41.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.41.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.53) yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | jayamāśāssva me brahmanmantrayasva ca maddhitam | yudhyasva kauravasyārthe vara eṣa vṛto mayā || 53 || > "Yudhishthira said, 'Pray for my victory, O regenerate one, and counsel what is for my good. Fight, however, for the Kauravas. This is the boon solicited by me.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.41.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.52) - [Next: 6.41.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.54) - [Up: 6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.43.18) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.43.60) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.43.58) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.41.53) · Pramāṇa