[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) › 1.78.15 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.78.15 Mahābhārata 1.78.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.78.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.15) te'darśayanpradeśinyā tameva nṛpasattamam | śarmiṣṭhāṃ mātaraṃ caiva tasyācakhyuśca dārakāḥ || 15 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'And Devayani without waiting for a reply from the king, asked the children themselves, 'Ye children, what is your lineage? Who is your father? Answer me truly. I desire to know all.' Those children then pointed at the king (with their forefingers) and spoke of Sarmishtha as their mother. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.78.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.14) - [Next: 1.78.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.16) - [Up: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.83.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.1.83.15) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.77.30) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.83.15) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.15) · Pramāṇa