Shloka 48

Matsya Purana — Division of Bhārata-varṣa

Devanagari script

कारूषाश्च सहैषीका आटव्याः शबरास्तथा पुलिन्दा विन्ध्यपुषिका वैदर्भा दण्डकैः सह //

Transliteration

kārūṣāśca sahaiṣīkā āṭavyāḥ śabarāstathā pulindā vindhyapuṣikā vaidarbhā daṇḍakaiḥ saha //

Translation

The Kārūṣas, together with the Haiṣīkas; the forest-dwellers; the Śabaras; likewise the Pulindas; the Vindhya-Puṣikas; and the people of Vidarbha, along with the Daṇḍakas—are all enumerated here.

Word by Word

• कारूषाः (kārūṣāḥ): the Kārūṣa people/region

• च (ca): and

• सह-ऐषीका (saha-aiṣīkā): together with the Haiṣīkas (a people/tribal group)

• आटव्याः (āṭavyāḥ): forest-dwellers, those of the wilderness

• शबराः (śabarāḥ): Śabaras (forest tribes)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• पुलिन्दाः (pulindāḥ): Pulindas (tribal people)

• विन्ध्यपुषिका (vindhyapuṣikā): Vindhya-Puṣikas (people associated with the Vindhya region)

• वैदर्भाः (vaidarbḥāḥ): people of Vidarbha

• दण्डकैः (daṇḍakaiḥ): with the Daṇḍakas (people of Daṇḍaka forest/region)

• सह (saha): along with

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice) recounting a traditional enumeration within the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Kārūṣas
• Haiṣīkas
• Āṭavyas
• Śabaras
• Pulindas
• Vindhya-Puṣikas
• Vaidarbhas
• Daṇḍakas
• Vindhya

Tags

• Ancient Indian geography
• Janapadas
• Tribes
• Vindhya region
• Matsya Purana genealogies

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a geographic-ethnographic enumeration of peoples and forest tribes associated with central/southern regions (notably the Vindhya and Daṇḍaka areas).

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, such catalogues help define the political and cultural landscape a king must know—neighboring peoples, forest communities, and frontier regions relevant for governance, protection, diplomacy, and the management of wilderness territories.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is contextual—locating communities and regions that later texts may associate with particular customs, pilgrimage circuits, or temple/settlement traditions.