Mahābhārata · Ādiparvan · 1.62
ततो ऽध्यर्धशतं भूयः संक्षेपं कृतवान् ऋषिः अनुक्रमणिम् अध्यायं वृत्तान्तानां सपर्वणाम्
tato 'dhyardhaśataṃ bhūyaḥ saṃkṣepaṃ kṛtavān ṛṣiḥ anukramaṇim adhyāyaṃ vṛttāntānāṃ saparvaṇām
“Vyasa compiled the Bharata, exclusive of episodes, in twenty-four thousand verses, then composed an epitome of one hundred and fifty verses with the chapter of contents, which he first taught to his son Suka and afterwards to other disciples; later he made a compilation of six hundred thousand verses, distributed among the worlds of the Devas, Pitris, Gandharvas and men, recited by Narada, Devala and Suka, while Vaisampayana recited one hundred thousand in this world. (trans. K.M. Ganguli)”
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