tasya - his; ca - and; ākranditam - the crying out; śrutvā - hearing; gopālāḥ - the cowherds; sahasā - suddenly; utthitāḥ - rising up; grastam - seized; ca - and; dṛṣṭvā - seeing; vibhrāntāḥ - disturbed; sarpam - the snake; vivyadhuḥ - they beat; ulmukaiḥ - with flaming torches.

When the cowherd men heard the cries of Nanda, they immediately rose up and saw that he was being swallowed. Distraught, they beat the serpent with blazing torches.