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# The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 9.7.34

Mahābhārata 9.7.34

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [9.7.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.9.7.34)

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |  
hate bhīṣme maheṣvāse droṇe karṇe mahārathe |  
kuruṣvalpāvaśiṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu ca saṃyuge || 34 ||

> "Dhritarashtra said, 'After the fall of the mighty bowmen Bhishma and Drona and the great car-warrior Karna, and after both the Kurus and the Pandavas had been reduced in numbers, and when, indeed, the Parthas, possessed of great prowess, became once more angry in battle, what, O Sanjaya, was the strength of each of the armies?'  
> — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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## Translations (1)

- [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.9.8.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English

## Other recensions (2)

- [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.9.7.34) — Sanskrit
- [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.9.8.35) — Sanskrit

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