[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) › 13.94.26 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.94.26 Mahābhārata 13.94.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.94.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94.26) vasiṣṭha uvāca | śatena niṣkaṃ gaṇitaṃ sahasreṇa ca saṃmitam | yathā bahu pratīcchanhi pāpiṣṭhāṃ labhate gatim || 26 || > "Vasishtha said, 'If we accept even one gold coin, it will be counted as a hundred or even a thousand (in assigning the demerit that attaches to acceptance). If, therefore, we accept many coins, we shall surely attain to an unhappy end hereafter!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.94.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94.25) - [Next: 13.94.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94.27) - [Up: 13.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.93.11) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.94.26) · Pramāṇa