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Text 21
tatrāhur brāhmaṇāḥ kecid
āsīnā brahma-vādinaḥ
pūrveṣāṁ puṇya-yaśasāṁ
rājñāṁ cākathayan kathāḥ
tatra — there; āhuḥ — spoke; brāhmaṇāḥ — brāhmaṇas; 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.
Some brāhmaṇas sitting in that assembly hall would fluently chant Vedic mantras, while others recounted stories of past kings of pious renown.