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ŚB 10.70.21

Devanagari

तत्राहुर्ब्राह्मणा: केचिदासीना ब्रह्मवादिन: ।
पूर्वेषां पुण्ययशसां राज्ञां चाकथयन् कथा: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

tatrāhur brāhmaṇāḥ kecid
āsīnā brahma-vādinaḥ
pūrveṣāṁ puṇya-yaśasāṁ
rājñāṁ cākathayan kathāḥ

Synonyms

tatra — there; āhuḥ — spoke; brāhmaṇāḥbrāhmaṇas; kecit — some; āsīnāḥ — seated; brahma — in the Vedas; vādinaḥ — fluent; pūrveṣām — of those of the past; puṇya — pious; yaśasām — whose fame; rājñām — of kings; ca — and; ākathayan — they recounted; kathāḥ — stories.

Translation

Some brāhmaṇas sitting in that assembly hall would fluently chant Vedic mantras, while others recounted stories of past kings of pious renown.