[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 32.28 # Matsyapurana 32.28 Matsyapurāṇa 32.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [32.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.28) \*devayānyuvāca adharmeṇa jito dharmaḥ pravṛttamadharottaram śarmiṣṭhā yātivṛttāsti duhitā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ // > Then Devayânî said :—“Father! righteousness has been conquered by unrighteousness, because this king has begotten three sons from Śarmiṣṭhâ, that discarded daughter of Vṛiṣaparvan, whilst he has begotten only two from my unfortunate self. Father! this king is called righteous, but he is the transgressor of the bounds of virtue.”—28-30. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 32.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.27) - [Next: 32.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.29) - [Up: 32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.32.p13) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.32.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.78.27) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.28) · Pramāṇa