[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) › 13.44.2 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.44.2 Mahābhārata 13.44.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44.2) bhīṣma uvāca | ayaṃ hi sarvadharmāṇāṃ dharmaścintyatamo mataḥ | kīdṛśāya pradeyā syātkanyeti vasudhādhipa || 2 || > "Yudhishthira said, "Tell me of that, O grandsire, which is the root of all duties, which is the root of kinsmen, of home, of the Pitris and of guests. I think this should be regarded as the foremost of all duties, (viz., the marriage of one's daughter). Tell me, however, O king, upon what sort of a person should one bestow one's daughter?' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44.1) - [Next: 13.44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44.3) - [Up: 13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.44.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.44.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.44.2) · Pramāṇa