śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; kṛṣṇasya - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; āsīt - there was; sakhā - friend (named Sudāmā); kaścit - a certain; brāhmaṇaḥ - brāhmaṇa; brahma - in the Vedas; vit-tamaḥ - most learned; viraktaḥ - detached; indriya-artheṣu - from the objects of sense enjoyment; praśānta - peaceful; ātmā - whose mind; jita - conquered; indriyaḥ - whose senses.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa had a certain brāhmaṇa friend [named Sudāmā] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued.