[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) › 6.8.1 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.8.1 Mahābhārata 6.8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.8.1) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | merorathottaraṃ pārśvaṃ pūrvaṃ cācakṣva saṃjaya | nikhilena mahābuddhe mālyavantaṃ ca parvatam || 1 || > "Dhritarashtra said,--'Tell me, O Sanjaya, thou of great intelligence, of the regions to the north and the east side of Meru, as also of the mountains of Malyavat, in detail. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.53) - [Next: 6.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.8.2) - [Up: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.8) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.7.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.6.7.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.7.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.7.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.8.1) · Pramāṇa