[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) › 1.78.20 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.78.20 Mahābhārata 1.78.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.78.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.20) yadā tvayā vṛto rājā vṛta eva tadā mayā | sakhībhartā hi dharmeṇa bhartā bhavati śobhane || 20 || > "Sarmishtha said, 'O thou of sweet smiles, all that I told thee of a Rishi is perfectly true. I have acted rightly and according to the precepts of virtue, and therefore, do I not fear thee. When thou hadst chosen the king for thy husband, I, too, chose him as mine. O beautiful one, a friend's husband is, according to usage, one's own husband as well. Thou art the daughter of a Brahmana and, therefore, deservest my worship and regard. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.78.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.19) - [Next: 1.78.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.21) - [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.1.83.7) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.77.39) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.83.21) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.21) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.78.20) · Pramāṇa