[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) › 13.12.44 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.12.44 Mahābhārata 13.12.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12.44) varaṃ ca vṛṇu rājendra yaṃ tvamicchasi suvrata | puruṣatvamatha strītvaṃ matto yadabhikāṅkṣasi || 44 || > "Bhishma continued, 'Thus addressed, Indra became highly pleased and said unto her, O lady that art so truthful, let all thy children come back into life. Do thou take another boon, O foremost of kings, in fact, whatever boon thou likest. O thou of excellent vows, do thou take from me whatever status thou choosest, that of woman or of man.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12.43) - [Next: 13.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12.45) - [Up: 13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.12.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.12.49) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.12.44) · Pramāṇa