Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.11.33

gopyo rūḍha-rathā nūtna-

kuca-kuńkuma-kāntayaḥ

kṛṣṇa-līlā jaguḥ prītyā

niṣka-kaṇṭhyaḥ suvāsasaḥ

SYNONYMS

gopyaḥ — all the cowherd women; rūḍha-rathāḥ — while riding on the bullock carts; nūtna-kuca-kuńkuma-kāntayaḥ — their bodies, especially their breasts, were decorated with fresh kuńkuma; kṛṣṇa-līlāḥ — the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; jaguḥ — they chanted; prītyā — with great pleasure; niṣka-kaṇṭhyaḥ — decorated with lockets on their necks; su-vāsasaḥ — very well dressed.

TRANSLATION

The cowherd women, riding on the bullock carts, were dressed very nicely with excellent garments, and their bodies, especially their breasts, were decorated with fresh kuńkuma powder. As they rode, they began to chant with great pleasure the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa.

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