Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 71: The Lord Travels to Indraprastha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.71.29

sūta-māgadha-gandharvā

vandinaś copamantriṇaḥ

mṛdańga-śańkha-paṭaha

vīṇā-paṇava-gomukhaiḥ

brāhmaṇāś cāravindākṣaḿ

tuṣṭuvur nanṛtur jaguḥ

SYNONYMS

sūta — bards; māgadha — chroniclers; gandharvāḥ — demigods known for their singing; vandinaḥ — eulogists; ca — and; upamantriṇaḥ — jesters; mṛdańga — with mṛdańga drums; śańkha — conchshells; paṭaha — kettledrums; vīṇā — vīṇās; paṇavaa smaller drum; gomukhaiḥ — and gomukha horns; brāhmaṇāḥ — brāhmaṇas; caas 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 mṛdańgas, conchshells, kettledrums, vīṇās, paṇavas and gomukhas resounded.

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