puram -- the city; sammrishta -- thoroughly cleaned; samsikta -- and sprinkled abundantly with water; marga -- the main avenues; rathya -- commercial roads; catuh-patham -- and intersections; citra -- variegated; dhvaja -- on flagpoles; patakabhih -- with banners; toranaih -- and archways; samalankritam -- decorated; srak -- with jeweled necklaces; gandha -- fragrant substances such as sandalwood paste; malya -- flower garlands; abharanaih -- and other ornaments; virajah -- spotless; ambara -- in clothing; bhushitaih -- who were arrayed; jushtam -- containing; stri -- women; purushaih -- and men; sri-mat -- opulent; grihaih -- homes; aguru-dhupitaih -- aromatic with aguru incense.

The king had the main avenues, commercial roads and intersections thoroughly cleaned and then sprinkled with water, and he also had the city decorated with triumphant archways and multicolored banners on poles. The men and women of the city, arrayed in spotless raiment and anointed with fragrant sandalwood paste, wore precious necklaces, flower garlands and jeweled ornaments, and their opulent homes were filled with the aroma of aguru.