[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) › 47.259 # Matsyapurana 47.259 Matsyapurāṇa 47.259 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [47.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.259) hrasvadehāyuṣaścaiva bhaviṣyanti vanaukasaḥ saritparvatavāsinyo mūlapattraphalāśanāḥ // > People will be very short of stature, and they will be short-lived. They will make forest, as their place of dwelling, or they will reside by rivers and hills, subsisting on roots, fruits and leaves.—259. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 47.258](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.258) - [Next: 47.260](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.260) - [Up: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.47.p99) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.47.259) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.259](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.47.259) · Pramāṇa