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ŚB 10.90.12

Devanagari

नटानां नर्तकीनां च गीतवाद्योपजीविनाम् ।
क्रीडालङ्कारवासांसि कृष्णोऽदात्तस्य च स्‍त्रिय: ॥ १२ ॥

Text

naṭānāṁ nartakīnāṁ ca
gīta-vādyopajīvinām
krīḍālaṅkāra-vāsāṁsi
kṛṣṇo ’dāt tasya ca striyaḥ

Synonyms

naṭānām — to the male performers; nartakīnām — the female performers; ca — and; gīta — by singing; vādya — and playing musical instruments; upajīvinām — who earned their livelihoods; krīḍā — from His sports; alaṅkāra — the ornaments; vāsāṁsi — and garments; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; adāt — gave; tasya — His; ca — and; striyaḥ — wives.

Translation

Afterward, Lord Kṛṣṇa and His wives would give the ornaments and clothing they had worn during their water sports to the male and female performers, who earned their livelihood from singing and from playing instrumental music.