tam - him, Kāliya; jihvayā - with his tongue; dvi-śikhayā - having two points; parilelihānam - repeatedly licking; dve - his two; sṛkvaṇī - lips; hi - indeed; ati-karāla - most terrible; viṣa-agni - full of poisonous fire; dṛṣṭim - whose glance; krīḍan - playing; amum - him; parisasāra - moved around; yathā - just as; khaga-indraḥ - the king of birds, Garuḍa; babhrāma - wandered around; saḥ - Kāliya; api - also; avasaram - the opportunity (to strike); prasamīkṣamāṇaḥ - carefully looking for.

Again and again Kāliya licked his lips with his bifurcated tongues as He stared at Kṛṣṇa with a glance full of terrible, poisonous fire. But Kṛṣṇa playfully circled around him, just as Garuḍa would play with a snake. In response, Kāliya also moved about, looking for an opportunity to bite the Lord.