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# Matsyapurana 46.9

Matsyapurāṇa 46.9

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [46.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.46.9)

dharmādyudhiṣṭhiro jajñe vāyorjajñe vṛkāderaḥ  
indrāddhanaṃjayaś caiva śakratulyaparākramaḥ //

> Kuntî gave birth to Yudhiṣṭhira, through Dharma, Bhîmasena through Vâyu, Arjuna, as powerful as Śakra, through Indra. Mâdri gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, through the glory of the Aśvini Kumâras. Both of the brothers were brave, modest and handsome.—9-10.  
> — 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.46.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.46.9) — English, machine translation

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