vādyamāneṣu - as they were being played; tūryeṣu - the musical instruments; malla - suitable for wrestling; tāla - with meters; uttareṣu - prominent; ca - and; mallāḥ - the wrestlers; su-alaṅkṛtāḥ - well ornamented; dṛptāḥ - proud; sa-upādhyāyāḥ - together with their instructors; samāsata - came and sat down.

While the musical instruments loudly played in the rhythmic meters appropriate for wrestling matches, the lavishly ornamented wrestlers proudly entered the arena with their coaches and sat down.