[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) › 1.75.12 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.75.12 Mahābhārata 1.75.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.75.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.12) devayānyuvāca | yadi tvamīśvarastāta rājño vittasya bhārgava | nābhijānāmi tatte'haṃ rājā tu vadatu svayam || 12 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'when the great Kavya was so addressed by Vrishaparvan, he then went to Devayani and told her all. Devayani, however, quickly replied, 'O Bhargava, if thou art truly the lord of the Asura king himself and of all his wealth, then let the king himself come to me and say so in my presence.' Vrishaparvan then approached Devayani and told her, 'O Devayani of sweet smiles, whatever thou desirest I am willing to give thee, however difficult it may be to grant the same.' Devayani answered, 'I desire Sarmishtha with a thousand maids to wait on me! She must also follow me to where my father may give me away.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.75.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.11) - [Next: 1.75.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.13) - [Up: 1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.80.7) — 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.1.74.19) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.80.14) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (2) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.29.15) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.28.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.75.12) · Pramāṇa