vatseshu -- among the calves; vatsa-rupena -- appearing as if another calf; pravisantam -- who had entered; jighamsaya -- wanting to kill; hatva -- killing him; nyapatayat -- He made to fall; tena -- by him; kapitthani -- the kapittha fruits; ca -- and; lilaya -- as a sport.

Desiring to kill Krishna, the demon Vatsa disguised himself as a calf and entered among Krishna's calves. But Krishna killed the demon and, using his body, enjoyed the sport of knocking kapittha fruits down from the trees.