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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.5

శఙ్ఖదున్దుభిఘోషేణ బ్రహ్మఘోషేణ చర్త్విజామ్ । వివేశ భవనం వీర: స్తూయమానో గతస్మయ: ॥ ౫ ॥
śaṅkha-dundubhi-ghoṣeṇa
[shankha-dundubhi-ghoshena]
brahma-ghoṣeṇa cartvijām
[brahma-ghoshena chartvijaam]
viveśa bhavanaṁ vīraḥ
[vivesha bhavanam veerah]
stūyamāno gata-smayaḥ
[stooyamaano gata-smayah]
Word-for-word
śaṅkha — conchshells dundubhi — kettledrums ghoṣeṇa — by the sound of brahma — Vedic ghoṣeṇa — chanting ca — also ṛtvijām — of the priests viveśa — entered bhavanam — the palace vīraḥ — the King stūyamānaḥ — being worshiped gata-smayaḥ — without pride.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaṅkha-dundubhi-ghoṣeṇa
śaṅkha
conchshells
dundubhi
kettledrums
ghoṣeṇa
by the sound of
brahma-ghoṣeṇa cartvijām
brahma
Vedic
ghoṣeṇa
chanting
ca
also
ṛtvijām
of the priests
viveśa bhavanaṁ vīraḥ
viveśa
entered
bhavanam
the palace
vīraḥ
the King
stūyamāno gata-smayaḥ
stūyamānaḥ
being worshiped
gata-smayaḥ
without pride.
When the King entered the palace, conchshells and kettledrums were sounded, priests chanted Vedic mantras, and professional reciters offered different prayers. But in spite of all this ceremony to welcome him, the King was not the least bit affected.
Purport

The reception given to the King was full of opulence, yet he did not become proud. It is said, therefore, that great personalities of power and opulence never become proud, and the example is given that a tree which is full of fruits and flowers does not stand erect in pride but instead bends downwards to show submissiveness. This is a sign of the wonderful character of great personalities.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
To the sound of conches, drums and the priests chanting Vedic mantras, the King, praised but not proud, entered the palace. The King had no pride though he saw that he had extraordinary wealth.
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