[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) › 7.172.7 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 7.172.7 Mahābhārata 7.172.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.172.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.7) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | ācāryaputro mānārho balavāṃścāpi saṃjaya | prītirdhanaṃjaye cāsya priyaścāpi sa vāsaveḥ || 7 || > "Dhritarashtra said, 'The preceptor's son, O Sanjaya, is possessed of might and worthy of respect. He beareth great love to Dhananjaya and the high-souled Dhananjaya also loveth him in return. Vibhatsu had never addressed Drona's son before in this way. Why then did the son of Kunti address his friend in such words?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 7.172.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.6) - [Next: 7.172.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.8) - [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.7.201.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.7.201.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.172.7) · Pramāṇa