[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) › 175.2 # Matsyapurana 175.2 Matsyapurāṇa 175.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [175.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175.2) dānavā daivataiḥ sārdhaṃ nānāpraharaṇodyatāḥ samīyuryudhyamānā vai parvatā iva parvataiḥ // > Matsya said:—A tremendous battle ensued between the Devas and the demons and every one, eager for victory, took up his arms and stood like a mountain in the battlefield The haughty warriors, representing the forces of dharma and adharma respectively, waged a fierce battle, where they displayed both vanity and modesty.—1 3 > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 175.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175.1) - [Next: 175.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175.3) - [Up: 175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.175.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.175.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa*crit.35.2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.175.2) · Pramāṇa