मृदङ्गवीणामुरजवेणुतालदरस्वनै: । ननृतुर्जगुस्तुष्टुवुश्च सूतमागधवन्दिन: ॥ २० ॥
mṛdaṅga-vīṇā-muraja- veṇu-tāla-dara-svanaiḥ nanṛtur jagus tuṣṭuvuś ca sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ
- mṛdaṅga
- of mṛdaṅga drums
- vīṇā
- vīṇās
- 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.