Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Yayāti’s Rule

Devanagari script

यदोस्तु यादवा जातास् तुर्वसोर्यवनाः सुताः द्रुह्योश्चैव सुता भोजा अनोस्तु म्लेच्छजातयः //

Transliteration

yadostu yādavā jātās turvasoryavanāḥ sutāḥ druhyoścaiva sutā bhojā anostu mlecchajātayaḥ //

Translation

From Yadu were born the Yādavas; from Turvasu, the Yavanas; from Druhyu, the Bhojas; and from Anu arose the various Mleccha peoples.

Word by Word

• yadoḥ: of Yadu

• tu: indeed/from

• yādavāḥ: the Yādavas (descendants of Yadu)

• jātāḥ: were born/arose

• turvasoḥ: of Turvasu

• yavanāḥ: Yavanas (a people-group)

• sutāḥ: sons/descendants

• druhyoḥ: of Druhyu

• ca eva: and indeed

• sutāḥ: descendants

• bhojāḥ: Bhojas (a clan/people)

• anoḥ: of Anu

• tu: indeed/from

• mleccha-jātayaḥ: Mleccha peoples/foreign tribes (non-Vedic-speaking groups in Purāṇic usage).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Yadu
• Yādavas
• Turvasu
• Yavanas
• Druhyu
• Bhojas
• Anu
• Mlecchas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yadu
• Yavana
• Mleccha

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it catalogues post-creation human lineages, mapping major peoples to the sons of Yayāti (Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu, Anu).

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

By grounding communities in shared ancestry, the Purāṇic genealogy supports a king’s duty to know lineages, alliances, and customary law (ācāra) of different janapadas for just governance and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is primarily ethnographic-genealogical, used to situate clans and regions within the Purāṇic historical framework.