vrajasya ramah premardher
viksyautkanthyam anuksanam
mukta-stanesv apatyesv apy
vrajasya-of the herd of cows; ramah-Balarama; prema-rdheh-because of an increase of affection; viksya-after observing; aut-kanthyam-attachment; anu-ksanam-constantly; mukta-stanesu-who had grown up and were no longer drawing milk from their mothers; apatyesu-in regard to those calves; api-even; ahetu-vit-not understanding the reason; acintayat-began to consider as follows.