tatra - there; gāḥ - the cows; pāyayitvā - making drink; apaḥ - the water; su-mṛṣṭāḥ - very clear; śītalāḥ - cool; śivāḥ - wholesome; tataḥ - then; nṛpa - O King Parīkṣit; svayam - themselves; gopāḥ - the cowherd boys; kāmam - freely; svādu - sweet-tasting; papuḥ - they drank; jalam - the water.

The cowherd boys let the cows drink the clear, cool and wholesome water of the Yamunā. O King Parīkṣit, the cowherd boys themselves also drank that sweet water to their full satisfaction.