नानोपहारबलिभिर्वारमुख्या: सहस्रश: । स्रग्गन्धवस्त्राभरणैर्द्विजपत्न्य: स्वलङ्कृता: ॥ ४२ ॥ गायन्त्यश्च स्तुवन्तश्च गायका वाद्यवादका: । परिवार्य वधूं जग्मु: सूतमागधवन्दिन: ॥ ४३ ॥
nānopahāra balibhir vāramukhyāḥ sahasraśaḥ srag-gandha-vastrābharaṇair dvija-patnyaḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ gāyantyaś ca stuvantaś ca gāyakā vādya-vādakāḥ parivārya vadhūṁ jagmuḥ sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ
- nānā
- various
- upahāra
- with paraphernalia of worship
- balibhiḥ
- and presents
- vāra-mukhyāḥ
- prominent courtesans
- sahasraśaḥ
- by the thousands
- srak
- with flower garlands
- gandha
- fragrances
- vastra
- clothing
- ābharaṇaiḥ
- and jewelry
- dvija
- of brāhmaṇas
- patnyaḥ
- the wives
- sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ
- well ornamented
- gāyantyaḥ
- singing
- ca
- and
- stuvantaḥ
- offering prayers
- ca
- and
- gāyakāḥ
- singers
- vādya-vādakāḥ
- instrumental musicians
- parivārya
- accompanying
- vadhūm
- the bride
- jagmuḥ
- went
- sūta
- bards
- māgadha
- chroniclers
- vandinaḥ
- and heralds
Behind the bride followed thousands of prominent courtesans bearing various offerings and presents, along with well-adorned brāhmaṇas’ wives singing and reciting prayers and bearing gifts of garlands, scents, clothing and jewelry. There were also professional singers, musicians, bards, chroniclers and heralds.