tat -- then; rangam -- the arena; avisam -- entered; aham -- I; kala -- gently sounding; nupurabhyam -- having ankle bells; padbhyam -- with feet; pragrihya -- holding; kanaka -- of gold; ujjvala -- brilliant; ratna -- with jewels; malam -- a necklace; nutne -- new; niviya -- having tied with a belt; paridhaya -- wearing; ca -- and; kausika -- a pair of silk garments; agrye -- excellent; sa-vrida -- shy; hasa -- with a smile; vadana -- my face; kavari -- on the locks of my hair; dhrita -- carrying; srak -- a wreath of flowers.

Just then I walked onto the ceremonial ground, the ankle bells on my feet gently tinkling. I was wearing new garments of the finest silk, tied with a belt, and I carried a brilliant necklace fashioned of gold and jewels. There was a shy smile on my face and a wreath of flowers in my hair.