The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
नेदुर्मृदङ्गपटहशङ्खभेर्यानकादय: । ननृतुर्नटनर्तक्यस्तुष्टुवु: सूतमागधा: । जगु: सुकण्ठ्यो गन्धर्व्य: सङ्गीतं सहभर्तृका: ॥ ४६ ॥
Transliteration
nedur mṛdaṅga-paṭaha- śaṅkha-bhery-ānakādayaḥ nanṛtur naṭa-nartakyas tuṣṭuvuḥ sūta-māgadhāḥ jaguḥ su-kaṇṭhyo gandharvyaḥ saṅgītaṁ saha-bhartṛkāḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
neduḥ — sounded; mṛdaṅga-paṭaha — mṛdaṅga and paṭaha drums; śaṅkha — conchshells; bherī-ānaka — bherī and ānaka drums; ādayaḥ — and other instruments; nanṛtuḥ — danced; naṭa-nartakyaḥ — male and female dancers; tuṣṭuvuḥ — recited praise; sūta-māgadhāḥ — sūta and māgadha bards; jaguḥ — sang; su-kaṇṭhyaḥ — sweet-voiced; gandharvyaḥ — female Gandharvas; saṅgītam — songs; saha — along with; bhartṛkāḥ — their husbands.
Translation
“Mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas, conchshells, bherīs, ānakas and other instruments resounded, male and female dancers danced, and sūtas and māgadhas recited glorifications. Sweet-voiced Gandharvīs sang, accompanied by their husbands.”