mridanga -- of mridanga drums; vina -- vinas; muraja -- and of murajas, another kind of drum; venu -- of flutes; tala -- cymbals; dara -- and conchshells; svanaih -- with the sounds; nanrituh -- they danced; jaguh -- sang; tushtuvuh -- offered praise; ca -- and; suta -- bards; magadha -- reciters of history; vandinah -- and panegyrists.

These performers would dance and sing to the sounds of mridangas, vinas, murajas, flutes, cymbals and conchshells, while professional poets, chroniclers and panegyrists would recite the Lord's glories.