एवं स्वगेहदामानि यशोदा सन्दधत्यपि । गोपीनां सुस्मयन्तीनां स्मयन्ती विस्मिताभवत् ॥ १७ ॥
evaṁ sva-geha-dāmāni yaśodā sandadhaty api gopīnāṁ susmayantīnāṁ smayantī vismitābhavat
- evam
- in this manner
- sva-geha-dāmāni
- all the ropes available in the household
- yaśodā
- mother Yaśodā
- sandadhati api
- although she was joining one after another
- gopīnām
- when all the other elderly gopī friends of mother Yaśodā
- su-smayantīnām
- were all taking pleasure in this funny affair
- smayantī
- mother Yaśodā was also smiling
- vismitā abhavat
- all of them were struck with wonder
Thus mother Yaśodā joined whatever ropes were available in the household, but still she failed in her attempt to bind Kṛṣṇa. Mother Yaśodā’s friends, the elderly gopīs in the neighborhood, were smiling and enjoying the fun. Similarly, mother Yaśodā, although laboring in that way, was also smiling. All of them were struck with wonder.