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    "name":"SB 8.18.8",
    "h1":"SB 8.18.8",
    "label":"Text 8",
    "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.18.8",
    "description":"Being very pleased, the celestial dancing girls [Apsarās] danced in jubilation, the best of the Gandharvas sang songs, and the great sages, demigods, Manus, Pitās and fire—gods offered prayers to satisfy the Lord."
}
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====== SB 8.18.8 ======

===== Text =====

> prītāś cāpsaraso 'nṛtyan
> gandharva-pravarā jaguḥ
> tuṣṭuvur munayo devā
> manavaḥ pitaro 'gnayaḥ

===== Synonyms =====

[[synonyms:p:prītāḥ]]---being very pleased; [[synonyms:c:ca]]---also; [[synonyms:a:apsarasaḥ]]---the celestial dancing girls; [[synonyms:a:anṛtyan]]---danced; [[synonyms:g:gandharva]]-[[synonyms:p:pravarāḥ]]---the best of the Gandharvas; [[synonyms:j:jaguḥ]]---sang; [[synonyms:t:tuṣṭuvuḥ]]---satisfied the Lord by offering prayers; [[synonyms:m:munayaḥ]]---the great sages; [[synonyms:d:devāḥ]]---the demigods; [[synonyms:m:manavaḥ]]---the Manus; [[synonyms:p:pitaraḥ]]---the inhabitants of Pitṛloka; [[synonyms:a:agnayaḥ]]---the fire-gods.

===== Translation =====

**Being very pleased, the celestial dancing girls [Apsarās] danced in jubilation, the best of the Gandharvas sang songs, and the great sages, demigods, Manus, Pitās and fire---gods offered prayers to satisfy the Lord.**