tatra - in that game; cakruḥ - they made; parivṛḍhau - the two leaders; gopāḥ - the cowherd boys; rāma-janārdanau - Lord Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-saṅghaṭṭinaḥ - members of Kṛṣṇa's party; kecit - some of them; āsan - became; rāmasya - of Balarāma; ca - and; apare - others.

The cowherd boys chose Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as the leaders of the two parties. Some of the boys were on Kṛṣṇa’s side, and others joined Balarāma.