Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

चक्रवर्ती ततो यज्ञे दुष्यन्तात्समितिंजयः शकुन्तलायां भरतो यस्य नाम्ना च भारताः //

Transliteration

cakravartī tato yajñe duṣyantātsamitiṃjayaḥ śakuntalāyāṃ bharato yasya nāmnā ca bhāratāḥ //

Translation

Then there arose the universal monarch (cakravartin). From Duṣyanta came Samitiṃjaya; and from Śakuntalā was born Bharata—after whose name the people are called Bhāratas.

Word by Word

• cakravartī: a universal sovereign, emperor

• tataḥ: then, thereafter

• yajñe: in/at the sacrifice (yajña), in the sacrificial context

• duṣyantāt: from Duṣyanta

• samitiṃjayaḥ: Samitiṃjaya (literally, 'conqueror of assemblies/battles')

• śakuntalāyām: in Śakuntalā / from Śakuntalā

• bharataḥ: Bharata (proper name)

• yasya: whose

• nāmnā: by name, after the name

• ca: and

• bhāratāḥ: the Bhāratas (the people/descendants known by Bharata’s name).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy in the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Duṣyanta
• Śakuntalā
• Bharata
• Samitiṃjaya
• Bhāratas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Chandravamsa
• Bharata
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it is a genealogical statement explaining royal succession and the origin of the ethnonym “Bhārata.”

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

By highlighting the cakravartin ideal and renowned royal lineage, it implicitly points to the Puranic model of righteous kingship—rule that establishes order and fame so enduring that a people may be named after the exemplary king.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The only ritual marker is “yajña” (sacrifice), indicating the sacrificial milieu in which royal legitimacy is often framed; no Vastu or temple-building rule is taught in this specific verse.