क्वचित् पल्लवतल्पेषु नियुद्धश्रमकर्शित: । वृक्षमूलाश्रय: शेते गोपोत्सङ्गोपबर्हण: ॥ १६ ॥
kvacit pallava-talpeṣu niyuddha-śrama-karśitaḥ vṛkṣa-mūlāśrayaḥ śete gopotsaṅgopabarhaṇaḥ
- kvacit
- sometimes
- pallava
- made from new twigs and buds
- talpeṣu
- upon beds
- niyuddha
- from the fighting
- śrama
- by fatigue
- karśitaḥ
- worn out
- vṛkṣa
- of a tree
- mūla
- at the base
- āśrayaḥ
- taking shelter
- śete
- He lay down
- gopa-utsaṅga
- the lap of a cowherd boy
- upabarhaṇaḥ
- as His pillow
Sometimes Lord Kṛṣṇa grew tired from fighting and lay down at the base of a tree, resting upon a bed made of soft twigs and buds and using the lap of a cowherd friend as His pillow.