Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

तद्वक्ष्यामि प्रसंख्याय साम्प्रतं चाभिमानिभिः अभिमानिनो ह्यतीता ये तुल्यास्ते साम्प्रतैस्त्विह //

Transliteration

tadvakṣyāmi prasaṃkhyāya sāmprataṃ cābhimānibhiḥ abhimānino hyatītā ye tulyāste sāmprataistviha //

Translation

Now I shall explain it by enumerating it—both as it stands at present and with reference to the Abhimānins. For the Abhimānins who have passed away are here regarded as comparable to those of the present time.

Word by Word

• tat: that (subject just mentioned)

• vakṣyāmi: I shall declare/explain

• prasaṃkhyāya: having enumerated, by counting in order

• sāmpratam: the present (state/number)

• ca: and

• abhimānibhiḥ: with/according to the Abhimānins (those identified by a presiding sense of ‘I’/self-identification, or a class so named)

• abhimāninaḥ: the Abhimānins

• hi: indeed

• atītāḥ: gone by, past

• ye: who

• tulyāḥ: equal, comparable

• te: they

• sāmprataiḥ: with the present (ones)

• tu: but/indeed

• iha: here (in this account).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Abhimānin(s)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Enumeration
• Manvantara
• Genealogy
• Cosmic Cycles

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it signals a method of orderly enumeration and comparison across time—linking past groups (now ‘gone by’) with those existing in the present cycle.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic governance and household life by grounding tradition in accurate reckoning—preserving lineage, precedent, and continuity between past exemplars and present counterparts.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is textual-structural—introducing a counted list and a cross-epoch comparison that frames subsequent material.