[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) › 7.167.48 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 7.167.48 Mahābhārata 7.167.48 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.167.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167.48) putrānbhrātṝnpitṝndārāñjīvitaṃ caiva vāsaviḥ | tyajetsarvaṃ mama premṇā jānātyetaddhi me guruḥ || 48 || > My preceptor had all along been under the impression that in consequence of my love for him, I could, (for his sake) abandon all,--sire, brother, children, wife and life itself. And yet moved by the desire of sovereignty, I interfered not when he was about to be slain. For this fault, O king, I have, O lord, already sunk into hell, overcome with shame. Having, for the sake of kingdom, caused the slaughter of one who was a Brahmana, who was venerable in years, who was my preceptor, who had laid aside his weapons, and who was then devoted, like a great ascetic, to Yoga, death has become preferable to me to life!' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 7.167.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167.47) - [Next: 7.167.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167.49) - [Up: 7.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.7.197.4.4) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.7.196.51) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.7.167.48) · Pramāṇa