[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) › 1.79.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.79.26 Mahābhārata 1.79.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.79.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79.26) pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu pratidāsyāmi yauvanam | svaṃ caiva pratipatsyāmi pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha || 26 || > "Yayati at last turned to his youngest child, Puru, and addressing him said, 'Thou art, O Puru, my youngest son! But thou shall be the first of all! Decrepitude, wrinkles, and whiteness of hair have come over me in consequence of the curse of Kavya called also Usanas. I have not yet however, been satiated with my youth. O Puru, take thou this my weakness and decrepitude! With thy youth I shall enjoy for some years the pleasures of life. And when a thousand years have passed away, I shall give back to thee thy youth and take back my own decrepitude.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.79.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79.25) - [Next: 1.79.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79.27) - [Up: 1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.84.7) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.78.30) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.84.29) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.79.26) · Pramāṇa