yāvat - as long as; ālakṣyate - was visible; ketuḥ - the flag; yāvat - as long as; reṇuḥ - the dust; rathasya - of the chariot; ca - and; anuprasthāpita - sending after; ātmānaḥ - their minds; lekhyāni - painted figures; iva - like; upalakṣitāḥ - they appeared.

Sending their minds after Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs stood as motionless as figures in a painting. They remained there as long as the flag atop the chariot was visible, and even until they could no longer see the dust raised by the chariot wheels.