[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Markandeyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) › 2.20 # Markandeyapurana 2.20 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 2.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.20) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityevaṃ patagendreṇa proktaṃ strīsannidhau tadā / rakṣaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭaṃ pratyabhāṣata pakṣiṇam // > Mārkaṇḍeya spoke: > Addressed even thus by the king of the birds in his wife’s presence, the Rākṣasa, filled with anger, then answered the bird. “If thy brother has been slain, then have I displayed my valour; thee, too, today, will I slay with this sword, O bird. Stay a moment, thou shalt not move here alive, O vilest of birds.” > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.19) - [Next: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.21) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.2.p8) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.2.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.20) · Pramāṇa