papraccha - asked; sat-kṛtam - who had been honored; nandaḥ - Nanda Mahārāja; katham - how; stha - you are living; niranugrahe - the merciless; kaṁse - Kaṁsa; jīvati - while he is alive; dāśārha - O descendant of Daśārha; sauna - an animal slaughterer; pālāḥ - whose keeper; iva - just like; avayaḥ - sheep.

Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.