[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) › 148.55 # Matsyapurana 148.55 Matsyapurāṇa 148.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [148.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.55) kālaśuklamahāmeṣam ārūḍhaḥ śumbhadānavaḥ anye 'pi dānavā vīrā nānāvāhanagāminaḥ // > The chariot of Megha was drawn by many terrible rhinoceros; that of Kâlanemi by innumerable elephants and that of Nimi, by many mountain-like mad elephants. The Daityas ascended their respective chariots. The elephants were emitting juices from their temples, four-teethed, one hundred hands in measurement, well-trained, and terrible like clouds, the horses were brightly decorated with golden ornaments. The demon Mathana seated himself on the south side with a noose in his hands in a chariot decorated with a white flyflap and beautifully perforated work and floral garlands and his body decked in the sweet-scented sandal paste. Jambhaka took his seat on a camel decorated with bells and garlands. Sumbha seated himself on a big sheep-coloured white and black. Besides them many other valiant warriors marched, seated on their respective conveyances. Those great Asuras were all furious, daring, and of wonderful deeds—52-56. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 148.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.54) - [Next: 148.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.56) - [Up: 148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.148.p14) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.148.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.148.55) · Pramāṇa