कृष्णस्तु तत्स्तनविषज्जितकुङ्कुमस्रक् क्रीडाभिषङ्गधुतकुन्तलवृन्दबन्ध: । सिञ्चन् मुहुर्युवतिभि: प्रतिषिच्यमानो रेमे करेणुभिरिवेभपति: परीत: ॥ ११ ॥
kṛṣṇas tu tat-stana-viṣajjita-kuṅkuma-srak krīḍābhiṣaṅga-dhuta-kuntala-vṛnda-bandhaḥ siñcan muhur yuvatibhiḥ pratiṣicyamāno reme kareṇubhir ivebha-patiḥ parītaḥ
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- tu
- and
- tat
- their
- stana
- from the breasts
- viṣajjita
- becoming attached
- kuṅkuma
- the kuṅkuma powder
- srak
- on whose flower garland
- krīḍā
- in the sport
- abhiṣaṅga
- due to His absorption
- dhuta
- shaken
- kuntala
- of the locks of hair
- vṛnda
- of the mass
- bandhaḥ
- the arrangement
- siñcan
- sprinkling
- muhuḥ
- repeatedly
- yuvatibhiḥ
- by the young women
- pratiṣicyamānaḥ
- being sprinkled in return
- reme
- He enjoyed
- kareṇubhiḥ
- by she-elephants
- iva
- as
- ibha-patiḥ
- the king of elephants
- parītaḥ
- surrounded
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flower garland would become smeared with kuṅkuma from their breasts, and His abundant locks of hair would become disheveled as a result of His absorption in the game. As the Lord repeatedly sprayed His young consorts and they sprayed Him in turn, He enjoyed Himself like the king of elephants enjoying in the company of his bevy of she-elephants.