[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) › 9.45.37 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.45.37 Mahābhārata 9.45.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45.37) parapuṣṭopamā vākye tatharddhyā dhanadopamāḥ | śakravīryopamāścaiva dīptyā vahnisamāstathā || 37 || > Of charming and delightful features, they were beautiful like the asuras. In voice they resembled the kokila and in prosperity they resembled the Lord of Treasures. In battle, their energy resembled that of Shakra. In splendour they resembled fire. In battle they always inspired their foes with terror. Capable of assuming any form at will, in fleetness they resembled the very wind. Of inconceivable might and energy, their prowess also was inconceivable. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 9.45.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45.36) - [Next: 9.45.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45.38) - [Up: 9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.9.46.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.9.47.39) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.46.39) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.45.37) · Pramāṇa