[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) › 13.1.55 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.1.55 Mahābhārata 13.1.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.55) lubdhaka uvāca | mṛtyoḥ śrutaṃ me vacanaṃ tava caiva bhujaṃgama | naiva tāvadvidoṣatvaṃ bhavati tvayi pannaga || 55 || > "The fowler said, 'I have listened to thee, O serpent, as well as to the words of Mrityu, but these, O serpent, do not absolve thee from all blame. Mrityu and thyself are the causes of the child's death. I consider both of you to be the cause and I do not call that to be the cause which is not truly so. Accursed be the wicked and vengeful Mrityu that causes affliction to the good. Thee too I shall kill that art sinful and engaged, in sinful acts!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.54) - [Next: 13.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.56) - [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.13.1.25) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.1.62) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.1.55) · Pramāṇa