[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) › 160.4 # Matsyapurana 160.4 Matsyapurāṇa 160.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [160.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160.4) kumāraṃ tārako dṛṣṭvā babhāṣe bhīṣaṇākṛtiḥ kiṃ bāla yoddhukāmo 'si krīḍa kandukalīlayā // > Seeing Svâmikârtika, the terrible Târkâsura said "Child ! do you wish to fight ? You ought to play with a ball You have never seen ferocious demons Is your understanding so limited on account of your infancy ?'—4-5 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 160.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160.3) - [Next: 160.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160.5) - [Up: 160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.160.p3) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.160.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.160.4) · Pramāṇa