[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) › 30.18 # Matsyapurana 30.18 Matsyapurāṇa 30.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [30.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.18) \*yayātiruvāca viddhyauśanasi bhadraṃ te na tvadarho 'smi bhāmini avivāhyāḥ sma rājāno devayāni pitustava // > Yayâtî said:--"Lady! You are the daughter of Śukra, who is a Brâhmaṇa, and consequently you cannot be wedded by a Kṣatriya sovereign."--18. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 30.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.17) - [Next: 30.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.19) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.30.p9) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.30.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.76.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.18) · Pramāṇa