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SB 10.71.29

Devanāgarī

सूतमागधगन्धर्वा वन्दिनश्चोपमन्त्रिण: । मृदङ्गशङ्खपटहवीणापणवगोमुखै: । ब्राह्मणाश्चारविन्दाक्षं तुष्टुवुर्ननृतुर्जगु: ॥ २९ ॥

Text

sūta-māgadha-gandharvā vandinaś copamantriṇaḥ mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṭaha vīṇā-paṇava-gomukhaiḥ brāhmaṇāś cāravindākṣaṁ tuṣṭuvur nanṛtur jaguḥ

Synonyms

sūta—bards;māgadha—chroniclers;gandharvāḥ—demigods known for their singing;vandinaḥ—eulogists;ca—and;upamantriṇaḥ—jesters;mṛdaṅga—withmṛdaṅgadrums;śaṅkha—conchshells;paṭaha—kettledrums;vīṇā—vīṇās;paṇava—a smaller drum;gomukhaiḥ—andgomukhahorns;brāhmaṇāḥ—brāhmaṇas;ca—as well;aravinda-akṣam—the lotus-eyed Lord;tuṣṭuvuḥ—glorified with hymns;nanṛtuḥ—danced;jaguḥ—sang.

Translation

Sūtas, Māgadhas, Gandharvas, Vandīs, jesters and brāhmaṇas all glorified the lotus-eyed Lord — some reciting prayers, some dancing and singing — as mṛdaṅgas, conchshells, kettledrums, vīṇās, paṇavas and gomukhas resounded.

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