[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) › 72.9 # Matsyapurana 72.9 Matsyapurāṇa 72.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [72.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.9) brahmankimarthametatte hāsyamākasmikaṃ kṛtam sādhusādhviti māmevam uktavāṃstvaṃ vadasva me // > ‘O Brâhmaṇa! tell me the reason of your laughter without any apparent cause and why did you again say, Sâdhu, Sâdhu, to me.—9.’ > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 72.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.8) - [Next: 72.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.10) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.72.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.72.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.72.9) · Pramāṇa