ajah -- the goats; gavah -- the cows; mahishyah -- the buffalo; ca -- and; nirvisantyah -- entering; vanat -- from one forest; vanam -- to another forest; ishika-atavim -- a forest of canes; nirvivisuh -- they entered; krandantyah -- crying out; dava -- because of a forest fire; tarshitah -- thirsty .

Passing from one part of the great forest to another, the goats, cows and buffalo eventually entered an area overgrown with sharp canes. The heat of a nearby forest fire made them thirsty, and they cried out in distress.