sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; krishnasya -- of Lord Krishna; asit -- there was; sakha -- friend (named Sudama); kascit -- a certain; brahmanah -- brahmana; brahma -- in the Vedas; vit-tamah -- most learned; viraktah -- detached; indriya-artheshu -- from the objects of sense enjoyment; prasanta -- peaceful; atma -- whose mind; jita -- conquered; indriyah -- whose senses.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Krishna had a certain brahmana friend [named Sudama] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued.