ŚB 11.9.6
Devanagari
तेषामभ्यवहारार्थं शालीन् रहसि पार्थिव ।
अवघ्नन्त्या: प्रकोष्ठस्थाश्चक्रु: शङ्खा: स्वनं महत् ॥ ६ ॥
अवघ्नन्त्या: प्रकोष्ठस्थाश्चक्रु: शङ्खा: स्वनं महत् ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
teṣām abhyavahārārthaṁ
śālīn rahasi pārthiva
avaghnantyāḥ prakoṣṭha-sthāś
cakruḥ śaṅkhāḥ svanaṁ mahat
śālīn rahasi pārthiva
avaghnantyāḥ prakoṣṭha-sthāś
cakruḥ śaṅkhāḥ svanaṁ 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; śaṅkhāḥ — 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.