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ŚB 10.70.20

Devanagari

मृदङ्गवीणामुरजवेणुतालदरस्वनै: ।
ननृतुर्जगुस्तुष्टुवुश्च सूतमागधवन्दिन: ॥ २० ॥

Text

mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muraja-
veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ
nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca
sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ

Synonyms

mṛdaṅga — of mṛdaṅga drums; vīṇāvīṇās; muraja — and of murajas, another kind of drum; veṇu — of flutes; tāla — cymbals; dara — and conchshells; svanaiḥ — with the sounds; nanṛtuḥ — they danced; jaguḥ — sang; tuṣṭuvuḥ — offered praise; ca — and; sūta — bards; māgadha — reciters of history; vandinaḥ — and panegyrists.

Translation

These performers would dance and sing to the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, murajas, flutes, cymbals and conchshells, while professional poets, chroniclers and panegyrists would recite the Lord’s glories.