Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and FamilyText 2.91.48
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and Family
Text 2.91.48
बिल्वा मार्दङ्गिका आसञ्शम्याग्राहा विभीतकाः।
अश्वत्था नर्तकाश्चासन्भरद्वाजस्य शासनात्॥
bilvā mārdaṅgikā āsañ śamyāgrāhā vibhītakāḥ
aśvatthā nartakāś cāsan bharadvājasya śāsanāt
bilvāḥ = bilva trees; mārdaṅgikāḥ = mṛdaṅga players; āsan = became; śamyāgrāhāḥ = clapped hands 5; vibhītakāḥ = bahera trees; aśvatthāḥ = aśvattha trees; nartakāḥ ca = dancers; āsan = became; bharadvājasya śāsanāt = on Bharadvāja’s order.
On Bharadvāja’s order, bilva trees became mṛdaṅga players, bahera trees clapped hands, aśvattha trees became dancers.