tam - him, Nanda; dṛṣṭvā - seeing; vṛṣṇayaḥ - the Vṛṣṇis; hṛṣṭāḥ - delighted; tanvaḥ - living bodies; prāṇam - their vital air; iva - as if; utthitāḥ - rising; pariṣaśvajire - they embraced him; gāḍham - firmly; cira - after a long time; darśana - in seeing; kātarāḥ - agitated.

Seeing Nanda, the Vṛṣṇis were delighted and stood up like dead bodies coming back to life. Having felt much distress at not seeing him for so long, they held him in a tight embrace.