Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Lineage of Yayāti through Yadu and the Deeds of Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

संहतस्य तु दायादो महिष्मान्नाम पार्थिवः आसीन्महिष्मतः पुत्रो रुद्रश्रेण्यः प्रतापवान् //

Transliteration

saṃhatasya tu dāyādo mahiṣmānnāma pārthivaḥ āsīnmahiṣmataḥ putro rudraśreṇyaḥ pratāpavān //

Translation

From Saṃhata there arose an heir, a king named Mahiṣmān; and Mahiṣmān’s son was the valorous and mighty Rudraśreṇya.

Word by Word

• saṃhatasya: of Saṃhata

• tu: indeed/and

• dāyādaḥ: heir, successor

• mahiṣmān-nāma: named Mahiṣmān

• pārthivaḥ: king, ruler

• āsīt: there was/there arose

• mahiṣmataḥ: of Mahiṣmān

• putraḥ: son

• rudraśreṇyaḥ: Rudraśreṇya (proper name)

• pratāpavān: powerful, valorous, splendid in might

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting the royal genealogy (within the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Saṃhata
• Mahiṣmān
• Rudraśreṇya

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Succession
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Puranic kings

FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical, focusing on royal succession; it does not address pralaya or cosmological dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma through legitimate succession and the ideal of a king marked by pratāpa (valor and effective rule), a common Purāṇic standard for righteous kingship.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it functions as a lineage record rather than a Vāstu or ritual prescription.