uttara - reply; nā - not; pāñā - getting; punaḥ - again; bhāvena - think; antare - within their minds; eha - these; kṛṣṇa-dāsī - maidservants of Kṛṣṇa; bhaye - out of fear; nā kahe - do not speak; āmāre - to us.

When they still received no reply, the gopīs thought, “ ‘These plants are all Kṛṣṇa’s maidservants, and out of fear they will not speak to us.’ ”