Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines

Devanagari script

निहत्य रुक्मकवचः परान्कवचधारिणः धन्विनो विविधैर्बाणैर् अवाप्य पृथिवीमिमाम् //

Transliteration

nihatya rukmakavacaḥ parānkavacadhāriṇaḥ dhanvino vividhairbāṇair avāpya pṛthivīmimām //

Translation

Rukmakavaca, having slain those clad in golden armor and the other armor-bearing archers with many kinds of arrows, thus won possession of this earth.

Word by Word

• nihatya: having slain

• rukma-kavacaḥ: those with golden armor

• parān: others/opponents

• kavaca-dhāriṇaḥ: armor-wearers

• dhanvinaḥ: archers/bowmen

• vividhaiḥ: of various kinds

• bāṇaiḥ: with arrows

• avāpya: having obtained/won

• pṛthivīm: the earth

• imām: this (here).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing a king/hero’s conquest (narrative voice within Matsya Purana)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Warfare
• Conquest
• Kshatriya-duty
• Archery

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on battlefield victory—defeating armored archers and securing dominion over the earth.

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

It aligns with Rajadharma: a king (as a Kshatriya) is expected to protect and govern territory, sometimes through warfare; the verse highlights martial competence (archery) as part of securing rightful rule.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu/temple-architecture or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical focus is military—armor (kavaca) and arrows (bāṇa).