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# Matsyapurana 27.22

Matsyapurāṇa 27.22

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [27.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.27.22)

\*śaunaka uvāca  
tāmatha brāhmaṇīṃ strīṃ ca vijñāya nahuṣātmajaḥ  
gṛhītvā dakṣiṇe pāṇāv ujjahāra tato 'vaṭāt //

> Śaunaka said.—King Yayâti, knowing her to be of the Brâhmaṇa caste and also a woman, caught hold of her right hand, and by his force pulled her out of the well. After that, the king saluted and welcomed Devayânî and returned to his metropolis.—22-23.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.27.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.27.22) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.73.22) — Sanskrit

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