[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c9.59 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c9.59 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c9.59 - **Language:** English ### [c9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.59) ⁷ Śatapatha Brāhm (xiii, 4, 3, 12) says, King Matsya Sāmmada and his people were water-dwellers. This cannot refer to the Matsya country and people, for their country was anything but watery; so matsya must mean ‘fish’. Vedārth on Rigv viii, 67 says he was a fish. - [Previous: c9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.58) - [Next: c9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.60) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.8.67) — Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.13.4.3.12) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.59) · Pramāṇa