evaḿ cintayatī bālā
govinda-hṛta-mānasā
nyamīlayata kāla-jñā
netre cāśru-kalākule
evam -- in this manner; cintayati -- thinking; bala -- the young girl; govinda -- by Krishna; hrita -- stolen; manasa -- whose mind; nyamilayata -- she closed; kala -- the time; jna -- knowing; netre -- her eyes; ca -- and; asru-kala -- with tears; akule -- brimming.
As she thought in this way, the young maiden, whose mind had been stolen by Krishna, closed her tear-filled eyes, remembering that there was still time.
Srila Sridhara Svami explains the word kala-jna as follows: "[Rukmini thought,] 'It is not even the right time yet for Govinda to come,' and thus she felt a bit consoled."
