ekada -- one day; te -- they; pasun -- the animals; palah -- the cowherd boys; carayantah -- grazing; adri -- of a mountain; sanushu -- on the sides; cakruh -- they enacted; nilayana -- of "stealing and hiding"; kridah -- games; cora -- of thieves; pala -- and protectors; apadesatah -- playing the roles.

One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.