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
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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.
