śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; antarhite - when He disappeared; bhagavati - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sahasā eva - quite suddenly; vraja-aṅganāḥ - the young ladies of Vraja; atapyan - felt great remorse; tam - Him; acakṣāṇāḥ - not seeing; kariṇyaḥ - female elephants; iva - just as; yūthapam - their male leader.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Kṛṣṇa disappeared so suddenly, the gopīs felt great sorrow at losing sight of Him, like a group of female elephants who have lost their mate.