Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21
Sanskrit:
तत्राहुर्ब्राह्मणा: केचिदासीना ब्रह्मवादिन: ।पूर्वेषां पुण्ययशसां राज्ञां चाकथयन् कथा: ॥ २१ ॥
ITRANS:
tatrāhur brāhmaṇāḥ kecidāsīnā brahma-vādinaḥpūrveṣāṁ puṇya-yaśasāṁrājñāṁ cākathayan kathāḥ
Translation:
Some brāhmaṇas sitting in that assembly hall would fluently chant Vedic mantras, while others recounted stories of past kings of pious renown.