Text 40] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 249

with other boys of the same profession (cowherd boys); cdrayam
dsatuh—tended; vatsan—the small calves; naénaé—various; krida—
sporting; paricchadau—dressed very nicely in different ways and
equipped with implements.

TRANSLATION

Not far away from Their residential quarters, both Krsna and
Balarama, equipped with all kinds of playthings, played with other
cowherd boys and began to tend the small calves.

TEXTS 39-40
wag Tea Fe ae: fara aE
safer Te: Pantages wm Fare BETES 1! 3 Ut
TTA Ace FTA KN
TSH TAMAR AH TMT voll

kvacid vadayato venumh
ksepanaih ksipatah kvacit

kvacit padaih kinkinibhih
kvacit krtrima-go-vrsaih

vrsdyamanau nardantau
yuyudhate parasparam

anukrtya rutair jantims
ceratuh prakrtau yatha

kvacit—sometimes; vadayatah—blowing; venum—on the flute;
ksepanaih—with a device of rope for throwing; ksipatah—throwing
stones to get fruit; kvacit—sometimes; kvacit pddaih—sometimes with
the legs; kinkinibhih—with the sound of ankle bells; kvacit—some-
times; krtrima-go-vrsaih—by becoming artificial cows and bulls;
vrséyamdénau—imitating the animals; nardantau—roaring loudly;
yuyudhate—They both used to fight; parasparam—with one another;
anukrtya—imitating; rutaih—by resounding; jantin—all the animals;
ceratuh—They used to wander; prdkrtau—two ordinary human
children; yatha—like.
