kṛcchreṇa - with great difficulty; saṁstabhya - by checking the force; śucaḥ - of bereavement; pāṇinā - with his hands; āmṛjya - smearing; netrayoḥ - the eyes; parokṣeṇa - due to being out of sight; samunnaddha - increasingly; praṇaya-autkaṇṭhya - eagerly thinking of the affection; kātaraḥ - distressed.

With great difficulty he checked the tears of grief that smeared his eyes. He was very distressed because Lord Kṛṣṇa was out of his sight, and he increasingly felt affection for Him.