Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

सोमकस्य सुतो जन्तुर् हते तस्मिञ्छतं बभौ पुत्राणामजमीढस्य सोमकस्य महात्मनः //

Transliteration

somakasya suto jantur hate tasmiñchataṃ babhau putrāṇāmajamīḍhasya somakasya mahātmanaḥ //

Translation

When Jantu, the son of Somaka, was slain, that great-souled Somaka—of the lineage of Ajāmīḍha—came to have a hundred sons.

Word by Word

• सोमकस्य (somakasya): of Somaka

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ): Jantu (proper name)

• हते (hate): when slain, upon being killed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (event/condition)

• शतम् (śatam): a hundred

• बभौ (babhau): came to be, arose, happened

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām): of sons / sons (gen. pl. used in sense of ‘sons came to be’)

• अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya): of Ajāmīḍha (ancestor/lineage)

• सोमकस्य (somakasya): of Somaka

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled one

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranic narrator) describing royal genealogy

Entities Mentioned

• Somaka
• Jantu
• Ajāmīḍha

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineage
• Puranic History
• Vamsha

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical narration focused on royal succession and progeny in Somaka’s line.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic concern with continuity of lineage (putra-santāna) and royal succession—central social aims for kings and householders in dharma-based society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is a lineage note about Somaka’s progeny after Jantu’s death.