Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

गर्गाः संकृतयः काव्याः क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः संभृताङ्गिरसो दक्षा बृहत्क्षत्रस्य च क्षितिः //

Transliteration

gargāḥ saṃkṛtayaḥ kāvyāḥ kṣatropetā dvijātayaḥ saṃbhṛtāṅgiraso dakṣā bṛhatkṣatrasya ca kṣitiḥ //

Translation

The Gargas, the Saṃkṛtis, and the Kāvyas—twice-born families endowed with kṣatriya power—together with the Sambhṛtas, the Āṅgirasas, and the Dakṣas; and also Kṣiti, the son of Bṛhatkṣatra—these are the named descendant branches.

Word by Word

• गर्गाः (gargāḥ): the Gargas (a lineage/clan)

• संकृतयः (saṃkṛtayaḥ): the Saṃkṛtis (a lineage)

• काव्याः (kāvyāḥ): the Kāvyas (a lineage)

• क्षत्रोपेता (kṣatropetā): endowed with kṣatra, possessing royal/warrior power

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ): twice-born (Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya) families

• संभृत (saṃbhṛta): the Sambhṛtas (a named branch/people)

• आङ्गिरसः (āṅgirasaḥ): the Āṅgirasas (descendants of Aṅgiras)

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ): the Dakṣas (a named branch)

• बृहत्क्षत्रस्य (bṛhatkṣatrasya): of Bṛhatkṣatra

• च (ca): and

• क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ): Kṣiti (a personal name

Speaker

• Suta (narrator), within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narration

Entities Mentioned

• Garga lineage
• Saṃkṛti lineage
• Kāvya lineage
• Āṅgirasa lineage
• Bṛhatkṣatra
• Kṣiti

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Kshatriya lineages
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a genealogical catalog naming clans and a descendant (Kṣiti) connected to Bṛhatkṣatra.

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

Indirectly, it anchors dharma and royal legitimacy in lineage: the phrase “kṣatropetā dvijātayaḥ” indicates twice-born groups possessing kṣatriya authority, a common Purāṇic way to frame rightful governance and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-architecture or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse functions as a name-list within a dynastic genealogy.