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ŚB 10.15.15

Devanagari

नृत्यतो गायत: क्‍वापि वल्गतो युध्यतो मिथ: ।
गृहीतहस्तौ गोपालान् हसन्तौ प्रशशंसतु: ॥ १५ ॥

Text

nṛtyato gāyataḥ kvāpi
valgato yudhyato mithaḥ
gṛhīta-hastau gopālān
hasantau praśaśaṁsatuḥ

Synonyms

nṛtyataḥ — who were dancing; gāyataḥ — singing; kva api — sometimes; valgataḥ — moving about; yudhyataḥ — fighting; mithaḥ — with one another; gṛhīta-hastau — holding Their hands together; gopālān — the cowherd boys; hasantau — laughing; praśaśaṁsatuḥ — They offered praise.

Translation

Sometimes, as the cowherd boys danced, sang, moved about and playfully fought with each other, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, standing nearby hand in hand, would glorify Their friends’ activities and laugh.