gatvā - going; atha - then; patnī-śālāyām - in the house of the wives of the brāhmaṇas; dṛṣṭvā - seeing them; asīnāḥ - sitting; su-alaṅkṛtāḥ - nicely ornamented; natvā - bowing down to offer obeisances; dvija-satīḥ - to the chaste wives of the brāhmaṇas; gopāḥ - the cowherd boys; praśritāḥ - humbly; idam - this; abruvan - spoke.

The cowherd boys then went to the house where the brāhmaṇas’ wives were staying. There the boys saw those chaste ladies sitting, nicely decorated with fine ornaments. Bowing down to the brāhmaṇa ladies, the boys addressed them in all humility.