tesham -- of the guests; abhyavahara-artham -- so that they could eat; salin -- rice; rahasi -- being alone; parthiva -- O King; avaghnantyah -- of her who was beating; prakoshtha -- on her forearms; sthah -- situated; cakruh -- they made; sankhah -- bracelets made of conchshell; svanam -- a sound; mahat -- great.

The girl went to a private place and began to make preparations so that the unexpected male guests could eat. As she was beating the rice, the conchshell bracelets on her arms were colliding and making a loud noise.