[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) › 1.59.37 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.59.37 Mahābhārata 1.59.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.59.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.37) ityeṣa vaṃśaprabhavaḥ kathitaste tarasvinām | asurāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca purāṇe saṃśruto mayā || 37 || > "Thus hath been recited by me, as heard in the Purana, of progeny of the gods and the Asuras, both of great strength and energy. I am incapable, O king, of counting the descendants of these, countless as they are, are not much known to fame. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.59.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.36) - [Next: 1.59.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.38) - [Up: 1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.65.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.66.38) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.65.38) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.59.37) · Pramāṇa