[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) › 11.40 # Matsyapurana 11.40 Matsyapurāṇa 11.40 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.40) manor vaivasvatasyāsan daśa putrā mahābalāḥ ilas tu prathamasteṣāṃ putreṣṭyāṃ samajāyata // > Vaivasvata Manu had ten powerful sons, the eldest of whom was Ila, who was born by the performance of putreṣṭi sacrifice. His brothers were:—Ikṣwâku, Kuśanâbha, Ariṣṭa, Dhriṣṭa, Nariṣyanta, Karuṣa, Śâryâti, Pṛiṣadhra and Nâbhâga, who were all very valiant and illustrious. Manu, after anointing his son Ila and putting the reins of the Government into his hands, went to practise asceticism in the forest called Mahendravana.—40-42. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.39) - [Next: 11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.41) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.11.p16) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.11.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c29.4) — F. E. Pargiter, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.11.40) · Pramāṇa