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# Matsyapurana 4.44

Matsyapurāṇa 4.44

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.4.44)

pitṛkanyā sunīthā tu venamaṅgādajījanat  
venamanyāyinaṃ viprā mamanthus tatkarād abhūt  
pṛthurnāma mahātejāḥ sa putrau dvāv ajījanat //

> “Aṃgirâ became the father of Vêna, from Sunîthâ, the daughter of Pitṛi. The sages rubbed Vêna to death owing to his they were rubbing him, King Pṛithu appeared from his hand. The great King Pṛithu was the father of Antardhâna and Havirdhâna."—44.  
> — 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.4.p25) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.4.44) — English, machine translation

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