Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 69: Bharata’s Distressing Dreams
Text 2.69.4
वादयन्ति तथा शान्तिं लासयन्त्यपि चापरे।
नाटकान्यपरे प्राहुर्हास्यानि विविधानि च॥
vādayanti tathā śāntiṁ lāsayanty api cāpare
nāṭakāny apare prāhur hāsyāni vividhāni ca
vādayanti = some played musical instruments such as the vīṇā; tathā śāntim = to pacify His mind; lāsayanti api = danced; ca apare = some; nāṭakāni = performed dramas; apare = some; prāhuḥ hāsyāni = joked; vividhāni = in various ways; ca = and others.
To pacify His mind, some played musical instruments such as the vīṇā. Some danced. Some performed dramas and others joked in various ways.