[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) › 9.2.15 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.2.15 Mahābhārata 9.2.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.15) nanu nāmāhamaśrauṣaṃ vacanaṃ tava putraka | bhūyasī mama pṛthvīyaṃ yathā pārthasya no tathā || 15 || > Invincible as thou wert in battle, how, alas, hast thou been slain by the Parthas? Who will now, after I will have waked from sleep at the proper hour, repeatedly address me in such endearing and respectful words as, "O father, O father," "O great king," "O Lord of the world" and affectionately clasping my neck with moistened eyes, will seek my orders, saying, "Command me, O thou of Kuru's race." Address me, O son, in that sweet language once more. O dear child, I heard even these words from thy lips, "This wide earth is as much ours as it is of Pritha's son. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 9.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.14) - [Next: 9.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.16) - [Up: 9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.9.2.3.2) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.9.2.15) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.2.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.15) · Pramāṇa