taih taih -- by those various; padaih -- footprints; tat -- His; padavim -- path; anvicchantyah -- tracing out; agratah -- forward; abalah -- the girls; vadhvah -- of His special consort; padaih -- with the footprints; supriktani -- thoroughly intermingled; vilokya -- noticing; artah -- distressed; samabruvan -- they spoke.

The gopis began following Krishna's path, as shown by His many footprints, but when they saw that these prints were thoroughly intermixed with those of His dearmost consort, they became perturbed and spoke as follows.