preshtham -- their beloved; priya-itaram -- just the opposite of a beloved; iva -- as if; pratibhashamanam -- addressing them; krishnam -- Lord Krishna; tat-artha -- for His sake; vinivartita -- desisted from; sarva -- all; kamah -- their material desires; netre -- their eyes; vimrijya -- wiping; rudita -- their crying; upahate -- having stopped; sma -- then; kincit -- something; samrambha -- with agitation; gadgada -- choking up; girah -- their voices; abruvata -- they spoke; anuraktah -- firmly attached.

Although Krishna was their beloved, and although they had abandoned all other objects of desire for His sake, He had been speaking to them unfavorably. Nonetheless, they remained unflinching in their attachment to Him. Stopping their crying, they wiped their eyes and began to speak, their voices stammering with agitation.