तद् रङ्गमाविशमहं कलनूपुराभ्यां पद्भ्यां प्रगृह्य कनकोज्ज्वलरत्नमालाम् । नूत्ने निवीय परिधाय च कौशिकाग्र्ये सव्रीडहासवदना कवरीधृतस्रक् ॥ २८ ॥
tad raṅgam āviśam ahaṁ kala-nūpurābhyāṁ padbhyāṁ pragṛhya kanakoijvala-ratna-mālām nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak
- tat
- then
- raṅgam
- the arena
- āviśam
- entered
- aham
- I
- kala
- gently sounding
- nūpurābhyām
- having ankle bells
- padbhyām
- with feet
- pragṛhya
- holding
- kanaka
- of gold
- ujjvala
- brilliant
- ratna
- with jewels
- mālām
- a necklace
- nūtne
- new
- nivīya
- having tied with a belt
- paridhāya
- wearing
- ca
- and
- kauśika
- a pair of silk garments
- agrye
- excellent
- sa-vrīḍa
- shy
- hāsa
- with a smile
- vadanā
- my face
- kavarī
- on the locks of my hair
- dhṛta
- 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.