[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) › 7.172.49 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 7.172.49 Mahābhārata 7.172.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.172.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.49) kenemau martyadharmāṇau nāvadhītkeśavārjunau | etatprabrūhi bhagavanmayā pṛṣṭo yathātatham || 49 || > \[paragraph continues\] For what reason then could it not slay Kesava and Arjuna, both of whom are endued with the attributes of humanity? Asked by me, O holy one, answer me truly. O great Muni, I desire to hear all this in detail.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 7.172.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.48) - [Next: 7.172.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.50) - [Up: 7.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.7.201.9) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.7.201.54) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.49) · Pramāṇa