Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.9.6

teṣām abhyavahārārthaḿ

śālīn rahasi pārthiva

avaghnantyāḥ prakoṣṭha-sthāś

cakruḥ śańkhāḥ svanaḿ mahat

SYNONYMS

teṣām — of the guests; abhyavahāra-artham — so that they could eat; śālīn — rice; rahasi — being alone; pārthiva — O King; avaghnantyāḥ — of her who was beating; prakoṣṭha — on her forearms; sthāḥ — situated; cakruḥ — they made; śańkhāḥ — bracelets made of conchshell; svanam — a sound; mahat — great.

TRANSLATION

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.

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