तत्राहुर्ब्राह्मणा: केचिदासीना ब्रह्मवादिन: । पूर्वेषां पुण्ययशसां राज्ञां चाकथयन् कथा: ॥ २१ ॥
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.