Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुं च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत् धृतराष्ट्रस्तु गान्धार्यां पुत्रानजनयच्छतम् //

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca pāṇḍuṃ ca viduraṃ cāpyajījanat dhṛtarāṣṭrastu gāndhāryāṃ putrānajanayacchatam //

Translation

He begot Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and also Vidura. And Dhṛtarāṣṭra, through Gāndhārī, fathered a hundred sons.

Word by Word

• dhṛtarāṣṭram: Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• ca: and

• pāṇḍum: Pāṇḍu

• ca: and

• viduram: Vidura

• ca api: and also

• ajījanat: he begot/produced

• dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ tu: but Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• gāndhāryām: in/through Gāndhārī (his wife)

• putrān: sons

• ajanayat: begot/fathered

• śatam: a hundred

Speaker

• Suta (Purana narrator) recounting the Kuru genealogy

Entities Mentioned

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍu
• Vidura
• Gāndhārī

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kuru
• Mahabharata-lineage
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a dynastic record describing the birth of key figures in the Kuru lineage and the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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

Indirectly, it frames royal dharma through lineage and succession: legitimate descent and continuity of heirs are presented as central to stable kingship and household order in Purāṇic tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is genealogical (vamśa) rather than architectural or liturgical.