te - they; apaśyantaḥ - not seeing; paśūn - the animals; gopāḥ - the cowherd boys; kṛṣṇa-rāma-ādayaḥ - led by Kṛṣṇa and Rāma; tadā - then; jāta-anutāpāḥ - feeling remorse; na viduḥ - they did not know; vicinvantaḥ - searching out; gavām - of the cows; gatim - the path.

Not seeing the cows before them, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma and Their cowherd friends suddenly felt repentant for having neglected them. The boys searched all around, but could not discover where they had gone.