[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 10.8 # Matsyapurana 10.8 Matsyapurāṇa 10.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10.8) śarīre māturaṃśena kṛṣṇāñjanasamaprabhāḥ pituraṃśasya cāṃśena dhārmiko dharmacāriṇaḥ // > Black as soot the barbarian race that came out of Vênu was the outcome of the evil qualities of his mother; and from the portion of the good qualities of his pious father, appeared from the right hand of the dead king, a most brilliant figure, wearing an armour, studded with precious stones, and armed with bow and arrow in one hand and holding a club in the other. The illustrious figure thus produced, after so much difficulty, was named Pṛithu. King Pṛithu was anointed by the Brâhmaṇas, but even then he practised severe austerities.—8-10. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10.7) - [Next: 10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10.9) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.10.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.10.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.1.8.8) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.10.8) · Pramāṇa