Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

दनुः पुत्रशतं लेभे कश्यपाद् बलदर्पितम् विप्रचित्तिः प्रधानो ऽभूद् येषां मध्ये महाबलः //

Transliteration

danuḥ putraśataṃ lebhe kaśyapād baladarpitam vipracittiḥ pradhāno 'bhūd yeṣāṃ madhye mahābalaḥ //

Translation

Danu obtained a hundred sons from Kaśyapa—sons intoxicated with their own might. Among them, the great and powerful Vipracitti became the foremost.

Word by Word

• दनुः (Danu): Danu, mother of the Danavas

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam): a hundred sons

• लेभे (lebhe): obtained/bore

• कश्यपात् (kaśyapāt): from Kaśyapa

• बल-दर्पितम् (bala-darpitam): proud due to strength, intoxicated with power

• विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ): Vipracitti (a Danava chief)

• प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ): chief, foremost

• अभूत् (abhūt): became

• येषाम् (yeṣām): of whom/among whom

• मध्ये (madhye): in the midst/among

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ): very mighty, of great strength

Speaker

• Suta (narrative voice) recounting Purāṇic genealogy (within the Matsya Purana’s discourse to Manu).

Entities Mentioned

• Danu
• Kashyapa
• Vipracitti

Tags

• Genealogy
• Danavas
• Daityas
• Puranic dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it contributes to the Matsya Purana’s creation-era genealogies by listing Danu’s descendants through Kaśyapa.

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

Indirectly, it frames the moral landscape of rulership by introducing power-driven lineages; later ethical sections contrast such “strength-pride” with dharmic self-restraint expected of kings and householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly—this verse is genealogical, not a Vastu Shastra or ritual instruction passage.