[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) › 40.9 # Matsyapurana 40.9 Matsyapurāṇa 40.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.9) \*yayātiruvāca araṇye vasato yasya grāmo bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ grāme vā vasato 'raṇyaṃ sa muniḥ syājjanādhipa // > Yayâti.—“One who dwells in the woods and turns his back upon habitations, and also one who lives in town having his back turned upon the forest, are both high-minded munis.”—9. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 40.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.8) - [Next: 40.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.10) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.40.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.40.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.86.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.40.9) · Pramāṇa