Shloka 60

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

*ऋषय ऊचुः उग्रायुधः कस्य सुतः कस्य वंशे स कथ्यते किमर्थं तेन ते नीपाः सर्वे चैव प्रणाशिताः //

Transliteration

*ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ugrāyudhaḥ kasya sutaḥ kasya vaṃśe sa kathyate kimarthaṃ tena te nīpāḥ sarve caiva praṇāśitāḥ //

Translation

The sages said: “Ugrāyudha—whose son was he, and in which lineage is he spoken of? And for what reason were all those Nīpa kings destroyed by him?”

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages

• ūcuḥ: said

• ugrāyudhaḥ: Ugrāyudha (a warrior/king named ‘Fierce-Weapon’)

• kasya: of whom/whose

• sutaḥ: son

• kasya vaṃśe: in whose lineage/dynasty

• saḥ: he

• kathyate: is described/is said to belong

• kimartham: for what purpose/for what reason

• tena: by him

• te: those

• nīpāḥ: the Nīpas (a royal line/clan)

• sarve: all

• ca eva: and indeed

• praṇāśitāḥ: destroyed/annihilated.

Speaker

• The sages (ṛṣis)

Entities Mentioned

• Ugrāyudha
• Nīpas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Royal lineages
• Puranic history
• Vamsha

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a genealogical inquiry focused on identifying Ugrāyudha’s lineage and the cause of the Nīpas’ destruction.

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

Indirectly, it frames a moral-historical investigation: the sages seek the cause behind a dynasty’s downfall, a typical Purāṇic way of highlighting how royal conduct, conflict, or adharma can lead to the ruin of a lineage.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative question introducing a royal-history episode.