kvacic ca dardura-plāvair
vividhair upahāsakaiḥ
kadācit syandolikayā
karhicin nṛpa-ceṣṭayā
kvacit -- sometimes; ca -- and; dardura -- like frogs; plavaih -- with jumping; vividhaih -- various; upahasakaih -- with jokes; kadacit -- sometimes; syandolikaya -- with riding in swings; karhicit -- and sometimes; nripa-ceshtaya -- with pretending to be kings.
They would sometimes jump around like frogs, sometimes play various jokes, sometimes ride in swings and sometimes imitate monarchs.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains the word nripa-ceshtaya as follows: In Vrindavana there was a particular place on the riverbank where people who wanted to cross the Yamuna would pay a small tax. At times the cowherd boys would assemble in this area and prevent the young girls of Vrindavana from crossing the river, insisting that they had to pay a customs duty first. Such activities were full of joking and laughter.
