Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

कुन्तेर्धृष्टः सुतो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान् धृष्टस्य पुत्रो धर्मात्मा निर्वृतिः परवीरहा //

Transliteration

kunterdhṛṣṭaḥ suto jajñe raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān dhṛṣṭasya putro dharmātmā nirvṛtiḥ paravīrahā //

Translation

From Kuntī was born a son named Dhṛṣṭa; from Dhṛṣṭa was born the valiant and mighty Raṇadhṛṣṭa. From Raṇadhṛṣṭa was born Nirvṛti, righteous in soul, famed as a slayer of hostile heroes.

Word by Word

• kunteḥ: from Kunti

• dhṛṣṭaḥ: (named) Dhṛṣṭa

• sutaḥ: son

• jajñe: was born

• raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ: (named) Raṇadhṛṣṭa

• pratāpavān: powerful, valorous

• dhṛṣṭasya: of Dhṛṣṭa

• putraḥ: son

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled, devoted to dharma

• nirvṛtiḥ: (named) Nirvṛti

• paravīrahā: slayer of enemy/other heroes

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s royal genealogy (vamsha)

Entities Mentioned

• Kunti
• Dhṛṣṭa
• Raṇadhṛṣṭa
• Nirvṛti

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kshatriya Lineage
• Dharma
• Royal Valor

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it preserves dynastic memory by listing successive royal descendants and their epithets.

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

By praising Nirvṛti as dharmātmā and paravīrahā, it frames ideal kingship as grounded in dharma while also protecting the realm through valor against hostile warriors.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is purely genealogical (vamsha) and royal characterization.