Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

संग्रामे चाप्यजेयत्वं धर्मे चैवोत्तमा मतिः त्रैकाल्यदर्शनं चैव प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा //

Transliteration

saṃgrāme cāpyajeyatvaṃ dharme caivottamā matiḥ traikālyadarśanaṃ caiva prādhānyaṃ prasave tathā //

Translation

In battle there is also invincibility; in matters of dharma, an excellent and upright understanding; the ability to perceive the three times—past, present, and future; and likewise preeminence in progeny and childbirth.

Word by Word

• saṃgrāme: in battle/war

• ca api: and also

• ajeyatvam: unconquerability, invincibility

• dharme: in dharma, righteousness, sacred duty

• ca eva: and indeed

• uttamā: highest, excellent

• matiḥ: intellect, judgment, understanding

• traikālya: the three times (past-present-future)

• darśanam: seeing, perception, insight

• ca eva: and indeed

• prādhānyam: prominence, superiority, preeminence

• prasave: in birth, progeny, childbirth

• tathā: likewise, so too.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Dharma

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Dharma
• Auspicious Signs
• Kingship
• Progeny

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it lists auspicious endowments—victory in war, superior dharmic judgment, insight into the three times, and eminence in progeny.

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

For a king, it highlights martial success guided by dharma and clear judgment; for a householder, it emphasizes ethical discernment and the prosperity of lineage (progeny) as signs of well-ordered life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the verse is about personal qualities (lakṣaṇas) and capacities rather than architectural prescriptions.