suparna -- with (the symbol of) Garuda (the bird who carries Lord Vishnu); tala -- and the palm tree; dhvaja -- by the banners; cihnitau -- marked; rathau -- the two chariots; alakshayantyah -- not identifying; hari-ramayoh -- of Krishna and Balarama; mridhe -- in the battle; striyah -- women; pura -- of the city; attalaka -- in the watchtowers; harmya -- palaces; gopuram -- and in the gateways; samasritah -- having taken positions; sammumuhuh -- fainted; suca -- by grief; arditah -- tormented.

The women stood in the watchtowers, palaces and high gates of the city. When they could no longer see Krishna's and Balarama's chariots, identified by banners marked with the emblems of Garuda and a palm tree, they were struck with grief and fainted.