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ŚB 12.8.24

Devanagari

ननृतुस्तस्य पुरत: स्त्रियोऽथो गायका जगु: ।
मृदङ्गवीणापणवैर्वाद्यं चक्रुर्मनोरमम् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

nanṛtus tasya purataḥ
striyo ’tho gāyakā jaguḥ
mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-paṇavair
vādyaṁ cakrur mano-ramam

Synonyms

nanṛtuḥ — danced; tasya — of him; purataḥ — in front; striyaḥ — women; atha u — and furthermore; gāyakāḥ — singers; jaguḥ — sang; mṛdaṅga — with drums; vīṇā — stringed instruments; paṇavaiḥ — and cymbals; vādyam — instrumental music; cakruḥ — they made; manaḥ-ramam — charming.

Translation

The women danced before the sage, and the celestial singers sang to the charming accompaniment of drums, cymbals and vīṇās.