ei mata - in this way; hāsya-rase - jokingly; karena - does; bhojana - eating; ardha-ardha - half and half; khāñā - after eating; prabhu - the Lord; chāḍena - gives up; vyañjana - all the vegetables.

In this way, Nityānanda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate and talked with Advaita Ācārya jokingly. After eating half of each vegetable preparation given to Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu abandoned it and went on to the next.