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mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muraja-
veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ
nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca
sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ

mṛdaṅga — of mṛdaṅga drums; vīṇāvīṇās; muraja — and of murajas, another kind of drum; veṇu — of flutes; tāla — cymbals; dara — and conchshells; svanaiḥ — with the sounds; nanṛtuḥ — they danced; jaguḥ — sang; tuṣṭuvuḥ — offered praise; ca — and; sūta — bards; māgadha — reciters of history; vandinaḥ — and panegyrists.

These performers would dance and sing to the sounds of mṛdaṅgas, vīṇās, murajas, flutes, cymbals and conchshells, while professional poets, chroniclers and panegyrists would recite the Lord’s glories.

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