Mahabharat
अष्टाशीति सहस्राणि यतीनाम ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम परजावतां च पञ्चाशद ऋषीणाम अपि पाण्डव ॥ २-११-३४ ॥
'Eighty-eight thousand celibate ascetics with their seed drawn upwards, And fifty sages who have progeny, O Pandava.' ॥ 2-11-34 ॥
english translation
aSTAzIti sahasrANi yatInAma UrdhvaretasAma parajAvatAM ca paJcAzada RSINAma api pANDava ॥ 2-11-34 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript