[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) › 159.30 # Matsyapurana 159.30 Matsyapurāṇa 159.30 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [159.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.30) jitaḥ sa śakro nākasmāj jāyate saṃśrayāśrayaḥ nimittāni ca duṣṭāni so 'paśyadduṣṭaceṣṭitaḥ // > Hearing those words the Messenger returned and Tārakāsura began to ponder He said to himself "Indra would not say so without having got support of some powerful ally, for I have several times subdued him in war We have conquered him thoroughly, now all on a sudden how has he got another's protection?'—29 30 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 159.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.29) - [Next: 159.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.31) - [Up: 159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.159.p12-2) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.159.30) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Matsya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.matsya.160.30) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.159.30) · Pramāṇa