Critical Studies in the Mahabharata (V. S. Sukthankar Memorial Edition, Vol. I) c7.s3.39

c7.s3.39

Here it is not difficult to see on what authority the adopted reading rests. The footnotes give here the reading of Ñ V₁ B D [102] (except D₅) of the Northern, and of G of the Southern recension. The adopted reading (which is partly supported by the *dṛśyayor* of B₃) is, therefore, the reading of the remaining MSS. K D₅ T M (since Ś₁ is missing, as mentioned on p. 244, at the beginning of the adhy., or as may be seen from the table on p. XXIV of the Prolegomena). The Vulgate lacks here the support of the Granthas version, which has an entirely different reading :