sakhi he, dekha kṛṣṇera jala-keli-raṅge
kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara, cañcala kara-puṣkara,
gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra saṅge
kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara, cañcala kara-puṣkara,
gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra saṅge
Synonyms
sakhi he-O my dear friends; dekha-just see; kṛṣṇera-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; jala-keli-of the pastimes in the water; raṅge-the sporting mood; kṛṣṇa-Lord Kṛṣṇa; matta-maddened; kari-vara-chief elephant; cañcala-restless; kara-puṣkara-lotus palms; gopī-gaṇa-the gopīs; kariṇīra-of the she-elephants; saṅge-in the company.
Translation
"My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa's sporting pastimes in the water. Kṛṣṇa's restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like a chief of mad elephants, and the gopīs who accompany Him are like she-elephants.