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Mahabharata
Sabhākriyā-parva (The Consecration of the Hall and the Gathering of Sages and Kings)2.4.31–33
1960 / 15823
Mahabharata · 2.4.31–33
॥
Devanāgarī

चित्रसेनः सहामात्यो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस् तथा ॥
गीतवादित्रकुशलाः शम्यातालविशारदाः ॥
प्रमाणे ऽथ लयस्थाने किंनराः कृतनिश्रमाः ॥
संचोदितास् तुम्बुरुणा गन्धर्वाः सहिता जगुः ॥
गायन्ति दिव्यतानैस् ते यथान्यायं मनस्विनः ॥
पाण्डुपुत्रान् ऋषींश् चैव रमयन्त उपासते ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

citrasenaḥ sahāmātyo gandharvāpsarasas tathā ||
gītavāditrakuśalāḥ śamyātālaviśāradāḥ ||
pramāṇe 'tha layasthāne kiṃnarāḥ kṛtaniśramāḥ ||
saṃcoditās tumburuṇā gandharvāḥ sahitā jaguḥ ||
gāyanti divyatānais te yathānyāyaṃ manasvinaḥ ||
pāṇḍuputrān ṛṣīṃś caiva ramayanta upāsate ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
चित्रसेनः सह-अमात्यःcitrasenaḥ saha-amātyaḥChitrasena with his counselors,
गन्धर्व-अप्सरसः तथाgandharva-apsarasaḥ tathāgandharvas and apsaras,
गीत-वादित्र-कुशलाःgīta-vāditra-kuśalāḥskilled in singing and music,
शम्या-ताल-विशारदाःśamyā-tāla-viśāradāḥexpert in rhythm and tempo;
प्रमाणे अथ लय-स्थानेpramāṇe atha laya-sthānein measure and in [proper] tempo
किंनराः कृत-निश्रमाःkiṃnarāḥ kṛta-niśramāḥkinnaras, accomplished,
संचोदिताः तुम्बुरुणाsaṃcoditāḥ tumburuṇāurged on by Tumburu,
गन्धर्वाः सहिताः जगुःgandharvāḥ sahitāḥ jaguḥthe gandharvas sang together;
गायन्ति दिव्य-तानैः तेgāyanti divya-tānaiḥ tethey sing with divine melodies
यथा-न्यायम् मनस्विनःyathā-nyāyam manasvinaḥas is proper, the wise ones,
पाण्डु-पुत्रान् ऋषीन् च एवpāṇḍu-putrān ṛṣīn ca evathe sons of Pandu and the sages
रमयन्तः उपासतेramayantaḥ upāsatedelighting them, they attend.
सहामात्योsahāmātyooriginal form "sahāmātyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्gandharvāpsarasasoriginal form "gandharvāpsarasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गीतवादित्रकुशलाःgītavāditrakuśalāḥoriginal form "gītavāditrakuśalāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शम्यातालविशारदाःśamyātālaviśāradāḥoriginal form "śamyātālaviśāradāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लयस्थानेlayasthāneoriginal form "layasthāne", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतनिश्रमाःkṛtaniśramāḥoriginal form "kṛtaniśramāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संचोदितास्saṃcoditāsoriginal form "saṃcoditās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताsahitāoriginal form "sahitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिव्यतानैस्divyatānaisoriginal form "divyatānais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथान्यायंyathānyāyaṃoriginal form "yathānyāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पाण्डुपुत्रान्pāṇḍuputrānoriginal form "pāṇḍuputrān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषींश्ṛṣīṃśoriginal form "ṛṣīṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रमयन्तramayantaoriginal form "ramayanta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"Chitrasena with his counselors, the gandharvas and apsaras, skilled in singing and music, expert in rhythm and tempo; the kinnaras, accomplished in measure and tempo, and the gandharvas, urged on by Tumburu, sang together. Being wise, they sing with divine melodies, as is proper, delighting the sons of Pandu and the sages, and attending upon them."

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