tataḥ — then; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājā — King Yudhiṣṭhira; suhṛt — his friends; sambandhi — family members; bāndhavān — and relatives; premṇā — out of love; nivārayām āsa — stopped them; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; tyāga — by separation; kātaraḥ — distressed.