iti - thus; unmatta - maddened; vacaḥ - speaking words; gopyaḥ - the gopīs; kṛṣṇa-anveṣaṇa - by searching for Kṛṣṇa; kātarāḥ - distraught; līlāḥ - the transcendental pastimes; bhagavataḥ - of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tāḥ tāḥ - each of them; hi - indeed; anucakruḥ - they acted out; tat-ātmikāḥ - becoming absorbed in thought of Him.

Having spoken these words, the gopīs, distraught from searching for Kṛṣṇa, began to act out His various pastimes, fully absorbed in thoughts of Him.