sah -- He; paryavartamanena -- with him (the elephant) who was being moved around; savya-dakshinatah -- to the left and then the right; acyutah -- Lord Krishna; babhrama -- moved also; bhramyamanena -- together with him who was being moved; go-vatsena -- with a calf; iva -- just as; balakah -- a young boy.

As Lord Acyuta held on to the elephant's tail, the animal tried to twist away to the left and to the right, making the Lord swerve in the opposite direction, as a young boy would swerve when pulling a calf by the tail.