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Matsyapurana 148.43

Matsyapurāṇa 148.43

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Sanskrit

148.43

mathano jambhakaḥ śumbho daityendrā daśa nāyakāḥ
anye 'pi śataśastasya pṛthivīdalanakṣamāḥ //

The army was under the command of the following ten chief Daityas viz., Jambha, Kujambha, Mahisa, Kunjara, Megha, Kalanemi, Mathana, Jambhaka, Nimi and Sumbha. Besides them there were other valiant Daityas to work as their lieutenants. Thus the huge army moved on. Besides these, hundreds of other ferocious and violent chiefs of the Dânavas looking like mountains marched with the forces. The ferocious demons were armed with various kinds of weapons, and they were very skilful in using them—42-44.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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