[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) › 13.1.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.1.26 Mahābhārata 13.1.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.26) bhīṣma uvāca | asakṛtprocyamānāpi gautamī bhujagaṃ prati | lubdhakena mahābhāgā pāpe naivākaronmatim || 26 || > "Bhishma continued, 'The high-souled Gautami, although repeatedly incited by the fowler for the destruction of the serpent did not bend her mind to that sinful act. The serpent, painfully bound with the cord: sighing a little and maintaining its composure with great difficulty, then uttered these words slowly, in a human voice.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.25) - [Next: 13.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.27) - [Up: 13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.1.13) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.1.33) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.2.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.26) · Pramāṇa