Shloka 4

Adhyaya 44: Nandikesvara’s Manifestation and Abhisheka; The Rule of Namaskara in Shiva-Nama

Devanagari script

गायन्तश् च द्रवन्तश् च नृत्यन्तश् च महाबलाः मुखाडम्बरवाद्यानि वादयन्तस्तथैव च

Transliteration

gāyantaś ca dravantaś ca nṛtyantaś ca mahābalāḥ mukhāḍambaravādyāni vādayantastathaiva ca

Translation

Chantant, s’élançant et dansant, ces êtres d’une grande puissance jouaient aussi des instruments retentissants, soufflés de la bouche, dans une célébration joyeuse de Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• गायन्तः: singing

• च: and

• द्रवन्तः: running/rushing

• च: and

• नृत्यन्तः: dancing

• च: and

• महाबलाः: of great strength (mighty ones)

• मुख-आडम्बर-वाद्यानि: loud/resounding mouth-blown musical instruments

• वादयन्तः: playing (making sound)

• तथा एव: just so/likewise

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; describing the gaṇas’ celebration)