चर्मजैस्तान्तवै: पाशैर्बद्ध्वा पतितमर्भका: । नाशक्नुरन् समुद्धर्तुं कृष्णायाचख्युरुत्सुका: ॥ ४ ॥
carma-jais tāntavaiḥ pāśair baddhvā patitam arbhakāḥ nāśaknuran samuddhartuṁ kṛṣṇāyācakhyur utsukāḥ
- carma-jaiḥ
- made of leather
- tāntavaiḥ
- and made of spun thread
- pāśaiḥ
- with ropes
- baddhvā
- attaching
- patitam
- the fallen creature
- arbhakāḥ
- the boys
- na aśaknuran
- they were not able
- samuddhartum
- to lift out
- kṛṣṇāya
- to Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ācakhyuḥ
- they reported
- utsukāḥ
- excitedly
They caught on to the trapped lizard with leather thongs and then with woven ropes, but still they could not lift it out. So they went to Lord Kṛṣṇa and excitedly told Him about the creature.