Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ख्यायते यस्य नाम्नासौ गन्धारविषयो महान् आरट्टदेशजास्तस्य तुरगा वाजिनां वराः //

Transliteration

khyāyate yasya nāmnāsau gandhāraviṣayo mahān āraṭṭadeśajāstasya turagā vājināṃ varāḥ //

Translation

ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਮਹਾਨ ਗੰਧਾਰ-ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਆਰੱਟ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੰਮੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਘੋੜੇ ਅਸ਼ਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਕਹੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• ख्यायते (khyāyate): is renowned, is celebrated

• यस्य (yasya): of whom/whose

• नाम्ना (nāmnā): by (his) name

• असौ (asau): that

• गन्धार-विषयः (gandhāra-viṣayaḥ): the region/territory of Gandhāra

• महान् (mahān): great

• आरट्ट-देश-जाताः (āraṭṭa-deśa-jātāḥ): born in the country of Āraṭṭa

• तस्य (tasya): his/thereof

• तुरगाः (turagāḥ): horses

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām): among horses/steeds

• वराः (varāḥ): the best, excellent.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) continuing the Matsya Purana’s descriptive account of regions/lineages

Entities Mentioned

• Gandhāra
• Āraṭṭa (Āraṭṭa-deśa)
• turaga (horse)
• vājin (steed)

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Regional fame
• Horse breeds
• Puranic ethnography

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on regional renown (Gandhāra) and the noted excellence of horses from Āraṭṭa.

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

Indirectly, it supports royal policy and statecraft: a king values renowned regions and strategic resources—especially superior horses—important for cavalry, diplomacy, and defense.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is an ethnographic-geographic note highlighting place-based fame and prized animals.