CC Madhya 13.33
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 13, Text 33
চারি সম্প্রদায়ে হৈল চব্বিশ গায়ন ।
দুই দুই মার্দঙ্গিক হৈল অষ্ট জন ॥ ৩৩ ॥
দুই দুই মার্দঙ্গিক হৈল অষ্ট জন ॥ ৩৩ ॥
cāri sampradāye haila cabbiśa gāyana
dui dui mārdaṅgika haila aṣṭa jana
dui dui mārdaṅgika haila aṣṭa jana
Word by word
cāri sampradāye — in the four parties; haila — there were; cabbiśa — twenty-four; gāyana — performers of kīrtana; dui dui — two in each party; mārdaṅgika — players of mṛdaṅga drums; haila — there were; aṣṭa jana — eight persons.
Translation
There were altogether four parties of kīrtana performers, comprising twenty-four chanters. In each party there were also two mṛdaṅga players, making an additional eight persons.