[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) › [Harivamsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) › 48.26 # Harivamsha 48.26 Harivaṃśa 48.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [48.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48.26) dṛṣṭvā kaṃsas tu tāṃ kanyām ahṛṣyata mudā yutaḥ hataivaiṣā yadā kanyā jātety uktvā vṛthāmatiḥ // > Seeing that girl, Kaṃsa rejoiced, filled with joy, / saying, "Since a girl is born, she is as good as dead!"—foolish in mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48.25) - [Next: 48.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48.27) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa~en-mt.48.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa.48.26) · Pramāṇa