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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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nibhṛta-nikuñje vasi' dekhe rādhāra bāṭa anveṣite āilā tāhāṅ gopikāra ṭhāṭa
SYNONYMS
nibhṛta —solitary;  nikuñje —in a bush;  vasi' —sitting;  dekhe —waiting to see;  rādhāra —of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  bāṭa —the passing;  anveṣite —while searching;  āilā —came;  tāhāṅ —there;  gopikāra —of the  gopīs ;  ṭhāṭa —the phalanx.
TRANSLATION
Kṛṣṇa was sitting in a solitary bush, waiting for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to pass by. But while He was searching, the  gopīs  arrived there, like a phalanx of soldiers.
TEXT 284
দূর হৈতে কৃষ্ণে দেখি' বলে গোপীগণ । “এই দেখ কুঞ্জের ভিতর ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ॥” ২৮৪ ॥
dūra haite kṛṣṇe dekhi' bale gopī-gaṇa “ei dekha kuñjera bhitara vrajendra-nandana”
SYNONYMS
dūra haite —from a distance;  kṛṣṇe —unto Kṛṣṇa;  dekhi' —seeing;  bale —said;  gopī-gaṇa —all the  gopīs ;  ei dekha —just see here;  kuñjera —the bush;  bhitara —within;  vrajendra-nandana —the son of Nanda Mahārāja.
TRANSLATION
“Just see!” the  gopīs  said, seeing Kṛṣṇa from a distant place. “Here within a bush is Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja.”
TEXT 285
গোপীগণ দেখি' কৃষ্ণের হইল সাধন । লুকাইতে নারিল, ভয়ে হৈলা বিবন ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
gopī-gaṇa dekhi' kṛṣṇera ha-ila sādhvasa lukāite nārila, bhaye hailā bibaśa
SYNONYMS
gopī-gaṇa —all the  gopīs  combined together;  dekhi' —seeing;  kṛṣṇera —of Kṛṣṇa;  ha-ila —there were;  sādhvasa —some emotional feelings;  lukāite —to hide;  nārila —was unable;  bhaye —out of fear;  hailā —became;  bibaśa —motionless.