The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
एवं विहारै: कौमारै: कौमारं जहतुर्व्रजे । निलायनै: सेतुबन्धैर्मर्कटोत्प्लवनादिभि: ॥ ५९ ॥
Transliteration
evaṁ vihāraiḥ kaumāraiḥ kaumāraṁ jahatur vraje nilāyanaiḥ setu-bandhair markaṭotplavanādibhiḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
evam — in this way; vihāraiḥ — by different pastimes; kaumāraiḥ — childish; kaumāram — the age of childhood; jahatuḥ — (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma) passed; vraje — in Vrajabhūmi; nilāyanaiḥ — by playing hide-and-seek; setu-bandhaiḥ — by constructing an artificial bridge on the ocean; markaṭa — like the monkeys; utplavana-ādibhiḥ — by jumping here and there, etc.
Translation
“In this way Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma passed Their childhood age in Vrajabhūmi by engaging in activities of childish play, such as playing hide-and-seek, constructing a make-believe bridge on the ocean, and jumping here and there like monkeys.”