Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

अपुत्रो न्यवसद्राजा भार्यामन्यां न विन्दत तस्यासीद्विजयो युद्धे तत्र कन्यामवाप्य सः //

Transliteration

aputro nyavasadrājā bhāryāmanyāṃ na vindata tasyāsīdvijayo yuddhe tatra kanyāmavāpya saḥ //

Translation

Childless, the king lived on, yet he did not obtain another wife. He achieved victory in battle, and there he won a maiden (as his bride).

Word by Word

• aputraḥ: without a son/childless

• nyavasat: dwelt, continued to live

• rājā: the king

• bhāryām: a wife

• anyām: another

• na vindata: did not find/obtain

• tasya: for him/his

• āsīt: there was

• vijayaḥ: victory

• yuddhe: in battle/war

• tatra: there/then

• kanyām: a maiden/daughter

• avāpya: having obtained/won

• saḥ: he

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting a royal genealogy episode (within the Matsya Purana’s dynastic narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• King (unnamed in this verse)
• Maiden (kanyā)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Royal succession
• Marriage
• Genealogy
• Kingship

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative focused on a king’s lack of heirs, military victory, and acquisition of a bride.

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

It reflects the royal concern for succession (being childless) and the political role of warfare and marriage alliances—victory in battle leading to a matrimonial union that can secure lineage continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the content is genealogical and political (succession, war, marriage).