ushuh -- they stayed; sarasvati-tire -- on the bank of the Sarasvati; jalam -- water; prasya -- subsisting on; yata-vratah -- taking strict vows; rajanim -- the night; tam -- that; maha-bhagah -- the greatly fortunate ones; nanda-sunandaka-adayah -- Nanda, Sunanda and the others.

Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvati, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.