giri - of a mountain; daryām - in a cave; vinikṣipya - throwing; nītam nītam - gradually bringing them; mahā-asuraḥ - the great demon; śilayā - with a stone; pidadhe - he blocked; dvāram - the entrance; catuḥ-pañca - four or five; avaśeṣitāḥ - remained.

Gradually the great demon abducted more and more of the cowherd boys and cast them into a mountain cave, which he sealed shut with a boulder. Finally only four or five boys acting as sheep remained in the game.