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rors; where the satisfaction to the bride's side was brought about by the faces of the damsels on the bridegroom's side;(162)
Whose skirts were marked by the groups of bards, whose hair-ends bristled out of satisfaction; and which had the clusters of stars formed by the variegated and pure jewels on its skirts; (163)
In which the pure digit of moon was placed on the front part of the arch adorned by the clusters of stars, in the sky in the form of the pandal white with the expanse of the light of the digit of the moon. (164)
He, with his body resplendent with the rays of the ornaments of jewels, came upon the raised square seat with delight like the lord of the day on the mountain of sun-rise, (165)
Accompanied with Kusumávali wearing resplendent white and fine silken robes, with the lotus of the face blooning, as it were with the splendour of the day. (166)
On account of smoke, the drops of tears fell on the bride who had her face downwards, as it were speaking to the bride ‘Look at the face of the bridegroom, (167)
In the meantime, the courtesies to the people began. The pigments, with fragrance smelling sweet; the flower-garlands with humming bees; the smelling herbs, with fragrant smell; the betels made up of camphor etc.; fine clothes, silken, Devadusya clothes, fine Cina clothes, and Ardha-Cina clothes; the ornaments, the bracelets, necklaces, ear-rings, wristlets etc.; the herd of horses, formed of various kinds of horses turkish, Bil