taá¹ dṛṣá¹vÄ sahasotthÄya
dehaḥ prÄṇam ivÄgatam
prÄ«taḥ priyatamaá¹ dorbhyÄá¹
sasvaje prema-vihvalaḥ
tam - him (Vasudeva); dṛṣá¹vÄ - seeing; sahasÄ - suddenly; utthÄya - getting up; dehaḥ - the same body; prÄṇam - life; iva - as if; Ägatam - had returned; prÄ«taḥ - so pleased; priya-tamam - his dear friend and brother; dorbhyÄm - by his two arms; sasvaje - embraced; prema-vihvalaḥ - overwhelmed with love and affection.
Nanda MahÄrÄja was older than Vasudeva. Therefore Nanda MahÄrÄja embraced him, and Vasudeva offered him namaskÄra.