[1264] Cotton (kappāsika) and silk (koseyya), linen (khoma) and cloths of Kodumbara —
these the mother-in-law (sassu) sent to her daughter-in-law (suṇhā);
arrayed in them, Maddī was resplendent.
Then linen and an armlet (kāyūra), and a neck-ornament (gīveyya) wrought of jewels —
these the mother-in-law sent to her daughter-in-law;
arrayed in them, Maddī was resplendent.
Then linen and an armlet, a bangle (aṅgada) and a girdle of gems (maṇimekhalā) —
these the mother-in-law sent to her daughter-in-law;
arrayed in them, Maddī was resplendent.
The uṇṇata and the flower-ornament for the face (mukhaphulla), and gem-work (māṇiya) of many colors —
these the mother-in-law sent to her daughter-in-law;
arrayed in them, Maddī was resplendent.
The breast-ornament (uggatthana) and the giṅgamaka, the girdle (mekhalā) and the slippers (paṭipādukā) —
these the mother-in-law sent to her daughter-in-law;
arrayed in them, Maddī was resplendent.
When one gazed upon [her, adorned with what was] strung upon thread and what was free of thread, she seemed lovelier still:
the princess was resplendent like a celestial maiden (devakaññā) in Nandana.
Her head bathed, clad in clean garments, adorned with every ornament,
the princess was resplendent like an accharā of Tāvatiṃsa.
Like a plantain tree stirred by the wind, sprung up in the Cittalatā Grove,
endowed with [lovely] lips, the princess was resplendent.
Like a she-bird born in human likeness, of variegated plumage, on the wing,
the princess, her lips like the ripe banyan fig, like the bimba fruit, was resplendent.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.