tam -- him, Nanda; drishtva -- seeing; vrishnayah -- the Vrishnis; hrishtah -- delighted; tanvah -- living bodies; pranam -- their vital air; iva -- as if; utthitah -- rising; parishasvajire -- they embraced him; gadham -- firmly; cira -- after a long time; darsana -- in seeing; katarah -- agitated.

Seeing Nanda, the Vrishnis were delighted and stood up like dead bodies coming back to life. Having felt much distress at not seeing him for so long, they held him in a tight embrace.