martus

Updated: July 17, 2026

And then, filled with wrath, the Matsya king spoke unto Kanka seated there like a celestial and looking like the lord of celestials surrounded by the Martus. And he said, 'A player at dice thou wert employed by me as a courtier! How couldst thou occupy the royal seat thus attired in handsome robes and ornaments?"

- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose : Virata Parva