[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) › 6.7.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.7.1 Mahābhārata 6.7.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.1) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | ukto dvīpasya saṃkṣepo vistaraṃ brūhi saṃjaya | yāvadbhūmyavakāśo'yaṃ dṛśyate śaśalakṣaṇe | tasya pramāṇaṃ prabrūhi tato vakṣyasi pippalam || 1 || > "Dhritarashtra said.---"Thou art intelligent, O Sanjaya, and acquainted with the truth (about everything). Thou hast duly given a description of the island in brief. Tell us now of the island in detail. Tell us now of the dimension of the expanse of land that lies in the portion looking like a hare. Thou mayst then speak of the portion resembling peepul tree." > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.6.16) - [Next: 6.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.2) - [Up: 6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.6.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.6.6.2) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.6.2) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.6.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.1) · Pramāṇa