na - not; te - they; yat - when; om - 'so be it'; iti - thus; procuḥ - did speak; na - not; na - 'no'; iti - thus; ca - either; parantapa - O chastiser of the enemies, Parīkṣit Mahārāja; gopāḥ - the cowherd boys; nirāśāḥ - discouraged; pratyetya - returning; tathā - thus; ūcuḥ - described; kṛṣṇa-rāmayoḥ - to Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Rāma.

When the brāhmaṇas failed to reply even with a simple yes or no, O chastiser of the enemy [Parīkṣit], the cowherd boys returned disappointed to Kṛṣṇa and Rāma and reported this to Them.