tatah -- then; vyamuncat -- released; yamunam -- the Yamuna; yacitah -- begged; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; balah -- Balarama; vijagaha -- He submerged Himself; jalam -- in the water; stribhih -- with the women; karenubhih -- with his she-elephants; iva -- as; ibha -- of elephants; rat -- the king.

[Sukadeva Gosvami continued:] Thereupon Lord Balarama released the Yamuna and, like the king of the elephants with his entourage of she-elephants, entered the river's water with His female companions.