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Shloka 4

Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)

वादित्राणि च तत्रान्ये वादका: समवादयन्‌ | ननृतुर्नर्तकाश्चैव जगुर्गेयानि गायना:,वहाँ बाजे बजानेमें कुशल मनुष्य अनेक प्रकारके बाजे बजाते, नाचनेवाले नाचते और गायकगण गीत गाते थे

vāditrāṇi ca tatrānye vādakāḥ samavādayan | nanṛtur nartakāś caiva jagur geyāni gāyanāḥ ||

ที่นั่นนักดนตรีอื่น ๆ บรรเลงเครื่องดนตรีนานาชนิด เหล่านางรำและนักระบำร่ายรำ ส่วนนักขับร้องก็ขับบทเพลงอันไพเราะ

वादित्राणिmusical instruments
वादित्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवादित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वादकाःmusicians/players
वादकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवादक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समवादयन्played (in concert)/made sound
समवादयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + वद्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
ननृतुःdanced
ननृतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनृत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
नर्तकाःdancers
नर्तकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जगुःsang
जगुः:
TypeVerb
Rootगै
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
गेयानिsongs (to be sung)
गेयानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगेय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
गायनाःsingers
गायनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
musical instruments
M
musicians
D
dancers
S
singers
S
songs

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the role of regulated, auspicious celebration in public life: music, dance, and song function as culturally sanctioned expressions that mark significant events and reinforce communal harmony rather than disorder.

The narrator describes a festive scene: instrumentalists are playing, dancers are performing, and singers are singing—indicating that a major gathering or ceremony is underway with full ceremonial entertainment.