tat - that; niśamya - hearing; abravīt - spoke; kṛṣṇaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; deśa - for the place; kāla - and time; ucitam - appropriate; vacaḥ - words; niyuddham - wrestling; ātmanaḥ - to Himself; abhīṣṭam - desirable; manyamānaḥ - considering; abhinandya - welcoming; ca - and.

Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who liked to wrestle and welcomed the challenge, replied with words appropriate to the time and place.