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

เหล่าผู้มีกำลังยิ่งนั้นร้องเพลง วิ่งไปมา และร่ายรำ อีกทั้งยังบรรเลงเครื่องดนตรีที่เป่าด้วยปากซึ่งกึกก้องกังวานด้วย

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)