Shloka 9

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

मृदङ्गशङ्खपणवधुन्धुर्यानकगोमुखा: । वादित्राणि विचित्राणि नेदुरावभृथोत्सवे ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

mṛdaṅga-śaṅkha-paṇava- dhundhury-ānaka-gomukhāḥ vāditrāṇi vicitrāṇi nedur āvabhṛthotsave

Translation

Während des Avabhṛtha-Festes erschallte der Klang vieler verschiedener Instrumente: Mṛdaṅgas, Muschelhörner (Śaṅkha), Panavas, Dhundhurīs, Ānaka-Trommeln und Gomukha-Hörner.

Synonyms

• मृदङ्ग-शङ्ख-पणव-धुन्धुरि-आनक-गोमुखाः: mṛdaṅgas, conches, paṇavas, dhundhuris, ānakas, and gomukhas (instruments)
• मृदङ्ग-शङ्ख-पणव-धुन्धुरि-आनक-गोमुखाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदङ्ग + शङ्ख + पणव + धुन्धुरि + आनक + गोमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (वाद्य-नामानि)

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated / wonderful
• विचित्राणि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वादित्राणि)

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• आवभृथ-उत्सवे: at the avabhṛtha festival
• आवभृथ-उत्सवे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवभृथ + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आवभृथस्य उत्सवे)

FAQs

What is the avabhṛtha festival in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

It is the concluding ceremonial bath associated with major Vedic sacrifices; here it is celebrated with auspicious music as part of the Rajasuya festivities.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.75.9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates the Rajasuya events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit and describes how the instruments resounded during the avabhṛtha celebration.

What is the practical takeaway of Bhagavatam 10.75.9 for modern life?

Sacred celebration is meant to be filled with uplifting, God-centered sound—using music and kīrtana to sanctify communal gatherings and deepen devotion.