guptah -- guarded; nribhih -- by soldiers; niragaman -- they went out; upalabdhum -- to see first-hand; etat -- this; devyah -- the wives of the demigods; yatha -- as; divi -- in the sky; vimana -- on their airplanes; varaih -- excellent; nri-devyah -- the queens (of King Yudhishthira); tah -- they; matuleya -- by their maternal cousins (Lord Krishna and His brothers, such as Gada and Sarana); sakhibhih -- and by their friends (such as Bhima and Arjuna); parishicyamanah -- being sprinkled; sa-vrida -- shy; hasa -- with smiles; vikasat -- blossoming; vadanah -- whose faces; virejuh -- they appeared splendid.

Surrounded by guards, King Yudhishthira's queens came out on their chariots to see the fun, just as the demigods' wives appeared in the sky in celestial airplanes. As maternal cousins and intimate friends sprinkled the queens with liquids, the ladies' faces bloomed with shy smiles, enhancing the queens' splendid beauty.