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ŚB 10.37.26

एकदा ते पशून्पालाश्चारयन्तोऽद्रिसानुषु ।
चक्रुर्निलायनक्रीडाश्चोरपालापदेशत: ॥ २६ ॥
ekadā te paśūn pālāś’
cārayanto ’dri-sānuṣu
cakrur nilāyana-krīḍāś
cora-pālāpadeśataḥ

Synonyms

ekadāone day; tethey; paśūnthe animals; pālāḥthe cowherd boys; cārayantaḥgrazing; adriof a mountain; sānuṣuon the sides; cakruḥthey enacted; nilāyanaof “stealing and hiding”; krīḍāḥgames; coraof thieves; pālaand protectors; apadeśataḥplaying the roles.

Translation

One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.