tah -- they; nirasah -- without hope; nivavrituh -- turned back; govinda-vinivartane -- of Govinda's returning; visokah -- extremely sorrowful; ahani -- the days and nights; ninyuh -- they spent; gayantyah -- chanting; priya -- of their beloved; ceshtitam -- about the activities.

The gopis then turned back, without hope that Govinda would ever return to them. Full of sorrow, they began to spend their days and nights chanting about the pastimes of their beloved.