[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) › 9.2.44 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.2.44 Mahābhārata 9.2.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.44) na hi me'nyadbhavecchreyo vanābhyupagamādṛte | imāmavasthāṃ prāptasya lūnapakṣasya saṃjaya || 44 || > Nothing other than an exile into the woods can be better for me who am fallen into this plight and who am shorn of my wings, O Sanjaya. When Duryodhana had been slain, when Shalya has been slain, when Duhshasana and Vivingsati and the mighty Vikarna have been slain, how shall I be able to bear the roars of that Bhimasena who hath alone slain a hundred sons of mine in battle? He will frequently speak of the slaughter of Duryodhana in my hearing. Burning with grief and sorrow, I shall not be able to bear his cruel words.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 9.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.43) - [Next: 9.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.45) - [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.9.2.3.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.9.2.49) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.2.49) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.2.44) · Pramāṇa