cūta-priyāla-panasāsana-kovidāra
jambv-arka-bilva-bakulāmra-kadamba-nīpāḥ
ye 'nye parārtha-bhavakā yamunopakūlāḥ
śaḿsantu kṛṣṇa-padavīḿ rahitātmanāḿ naḥ
cuta -- O mango creeper; priyala -- O priyala tree (a kind of sala tree); panasa -- O jackfruit tree; asana -- O asana tree (a yellow sala); kovidara -- O kovidara tree; jambu -- O rose-apple tree; arka -- O arka plant; bilva -- O bel-fruit tree; bakula -- O mimosa tree; amra -- O mango tree; kadamba -- O kadamba tree; nipah -- O nipa (a smaller kind of kadamba); ye -- who; anye -- others; para -- of others; artha -- for the sake; bhavakah -- whose existence; yamuna-upakulah -- living near the bank of the river Yamuna; samsantu -- kindly tell; krishna-padavim -- the path Krishna has taken; rahita -- who have been deprived; atmanam -- of our minds; nah -- to us.
O cuta, O priyala, O panasa, asana and kovidara, O jambu, O arka, O bilva, bakula and amra, O kadamba and nipa and all you other plants and trees living by the banks of the Yamuna who have dedicated your very existence to the welfare of others, we gopis have lost our minds, so please tell us where Krishna has gone.
According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, the cuta is a mango creeper, whereas the amra is a mango tree. He goes on to explain that the nipa, though not a very prominent tree, bears large flowers, and that the gopis' desperation to find Krishna is clearly shown by the fact that they approached the insignificant arka plant.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti gives the following information about Vrindavana's trees: "The nipa is 'the dust kadamba,' and it has large flowers. The kadamba proper has smaller flowers and a very pleasant fragrance. The kovidara is a particular kind of kancanara [mountain ebony tree]. Even though the arka plant is very insignificant, it always grows near Lord Gopisvara [the Siva deity in Vrindavana forest] because it is dear to him."
