iti -- thus; unmatta -- maddened; vacah -- speaking words; gopyah -- the gopis; krishna-anveshana -- by searching for Krishna; katarah -- distraught; lilah -- the transcendental pastimes; bhagavatah -- of Him, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tah tah -- each of them; hi -- indeed; anucakruh -- they acted out; tat-atmikah -- becoming absorbed in thought of Him.

Having spoken these words, the gopis, distraught from searching for Krishna, began to act out His various pastimes, fully absorbed in thoughts of Him.