na -- not; te -- they; yat -- when; om -- "so be it"; iti -- thus; procuh -- did speak; na -- not; na -- "no"; iti -- thus; ca -- either; parantapa -- O chastiser of the enemies, Parikshit Maharaja; gopah -- the cowherd boys; nirasah -- discouraged; pratyetya -- returning; tatha -- thus; ucuh -- described; krishna-ramayoh -- to Lord Krishna and Lord Rama.

When the brahmanas failed to reply even with a simple yes or no, O chastiser of the enemy [Parikshit], the cowherd boys returned disappointed to Krishna and Rama and reported this to Them.