carma-jais tāntavaiḥ pāśair
baddhvā patitam arbhakāḥ
nāśaknuran samuddhartuḿ
kṛṣṇāyācakhyur utsukāḥ
carma-jaih -- made of leather; tantavaih -- and made of spun thread; pasaih -- with ropes; baddhva -- attaching; patitam -- the fallen creature; arbhakah -- the boys; na asaknuran -- they were not able; samuddhartum -- to lift out; krishnaya -- to Lord Krishna; acakhyuh -- they reported; utsukah -- excitedly.
They caught on to the trapped lizard with leather thongs and then with woven ropes, but still they could not lift it out. So they went to Lord Krishna and excitedly told Him about the creature.
Srila Jiva Gosvami explains that because in this chapter the Yadu boys, even Sri Pradyumna, are described as quite young, this must be an early pastime.
