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# Matsyapurana 49.11

Matsyapurāṇa 49.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [49.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.49.11)

cakravartī tato yajñe duṣyantātsamitiṃjayaḥ  
śakuntalāyāṃ bharato yasya nāmnā ca bhāratāḥ //

> Duṣyanta became the father of a world-conquering and Universal Emperor, Bharata, from his wife Śakuntala, whose descendants are called Bhâratas.—11.  
> — 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.49.p6) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.49.11) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c14.s3.70) — F. E. Pargiter, English

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