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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.23

తత్ర గాన్ధర్వమాకర్ణ్య దివ్యమార్గమనోహరమ్ । విసిస్మ్యూ రాజపుత్రాస్తే మృదఙ్గపణవాద్యను ॥ ౨౩ ॥
tatra gāndharvam ākarṇya
[tatra gaandharvam aakarnya]
divya-mārga-manoharam
[divya-maarga-manoharam]
visismyū rāja-putrās te
[visismyoo raaja-putraas te]
mṛdaṅga-paṇavādy anu
[mridanga-panavaady anu]
tatra — there gāndharvam — musical sounds ākarṇya — hearing divya — heavenly mārga — symmetrical manaḥ-haram — beautiful visismyuḥ — they became amazed rāja-putrāḥ — all the sons of King Barhiṣat te — all of them mṛdaṅga — drums paṇava — kettledrums ādi — all together anu — always.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra gāndharvam ākarṇya
tatra
there
gāndharvam
musical sounds
ākarṇya
hearing
divya-mārga-manoharam
divya
heavenly
mārga
symmetrical
manaḥ-haram
beautiful
visismyū rāja-putrās te
visismyuḥ
they became amazed
rāja-putrāḥ
all the sons of King Barhiṣat
te
all of them
mṛdaṅga-paṇavādy anu
mṛdaṅga
drums
paṇava
kettledrums
ādi
all together
anu
always.
The sons of the King became very much amazed when they heard vibrations from various drums and kettledrums along with other orderly musical sounds pleasing to the ear.

In addition to the various flowers and living entities about the lake, there were also many musical vibrations. The void of the impersonalists, which has no variegatedness, is not at all pleasing compared with such a scene. Actually one has to attain the perfection of sac-cid-ānanda — eternity, bliss and knowledge. Because the impersonalists deny these varieties of creation, they cannot actually enjoy transcendental bliss. The place where the Pracetās arrived was the abode of Lord Śiva. Impersonalists are generally worshipers of Lord Śiva, but Lord Śiva is never without variety in his abode. Thus wherever one goes, whether to the planet of Lord Śiva, Lord Viṣṇu or Lord Brahmā, there is variety to be enjoyed by persons full in knowledge and bliss.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hearing the sound of drums followed by attractive, celestial songs in classical style, the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat became astonished. They heard songs (gāndharvam) of elevated style (mārga), after (anu) the sound of drums. An alternative version is mṛdaṅga-panavādyavat: they heard songs with drums. Or avat can mean “protecting.” Thus the songs were protected by the drums. They did not overpower the songs by their sound.
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