एवं विहारै: कौमारै: कौमारं जहतुर्व्रजे । निलायनै: सेतुबन्धैर्मर्कटोत्प्लवनादिभि: ॥ ५९ ॥
evaṁ vihāraiḥ kaumāraiḥ kaumāraṁ jahatur vraje nilāyanaiḥ setu-bandhair markaṭotplavanādibhiḥ
- 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
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.