[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) › 40.8 # Matsyapurana 40.8 Matsyapurāṇa 40.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.8) \*aṣṭaka uvāca katisvid devamunayo maunāni kati cāpyuta bhavantīti tadācakṣva śrotum icchāmahe vayam // > Aṣṭaka.—“King! I wish to hear who are to be classed among sages who keep the vow of silence (munis), and among observers of the vow of silence how many kinds of vows of silence (Mauna) are there?”—8. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 40.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.7) - [Next: 40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.9) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.40.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.40.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.86.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.8) · Pramāṇa