Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

अजमीढो ऽस्वहार्यश्च ह्य् उत्कलः कविरेव च पृषदश्वो विरूपश्च काव्यश्चैवाथ मुद्गलः //

Transliteration

ajamīḍho 'svahāryaśca hy utkalaḥ kavireva ca pṛṣadaśvo virūpaśca kāvyaścaivātha mudgalaḥ //

Translation

Аджамидха, Асвахарья и также Уткала; равно Кави; Пришадашва, Вирупа, Кавья и затем Мудгала — таковы названные потомки в этой линии рода.

Word by Word

• अजमीढः (ajamīḍhaḥ): Ajamīḍha (proper name)

• अस्वहार्यः (asvahāryaḥ): Asvahārya (proper name)

• उत्कलः (utkalaḥ): Utkala (proper name)

• कविः (kaviḥ): Kavi (proper name

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• च (ca): and

• पृषदश्वः (pṛṣadaśvaḥ): Pṛṣadaśva (proper name)

• विरूपः (virūpaḥ): Virūpa (proper name

• काव्यः/काव्या (kāvyaḥ/kāvyā): Kāvy(a)/(Kāvyā) (proper name

• अथ (atha): then/thereafter

• मुद्गलः (mudgalaḥ): Mudgala (proper name)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic genealogy (vamsha list)

Entities Mentioned

• Ajamīḍha
• Asvahārya
• Utkala
• Kavi
• Pṛṣadaśva
• Virūpa
• Kāvya/Kāvyā
• Mudgala

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Royal Lineages
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it functions as a genealogical register, listing descendants by name within a royal lineage.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s dharmic framework by preserving lineage memory (vamsha), which underpins royal legitimacy, inheritance, and the continuity of kingly duties across generations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple, or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is purely nominative, enumerating figures in a dynastic sequence.