hasta - in his hands; prāptam - reached; iva - as if; ātmānam - Himself; hariṇā - by Lord Kṛṣṇa; saḥ - he; pade pade - at each step; nītaḥ - brought; darśayatā - by Him who was showing; dūram - far; yavana-īśaḥ - the King of the Yavanas; adri - in a mountain; kandaram - to a cave.

Appearing virtually within reach of Kālayavana’s hands at every moment, Lord Hari led the King of the Yavanas far away to a mountain cave.