crested with lovely leaf-buds
'Decorated with charming leaf-buds' — Kṛṣṇa wears tender leaf-buds as ornaments; the gopīs note that even forest leaves become precious when placed in his hair.
मनोज्ञपल्लवोत्तंसपुष्पस्वेच्छात्तषट्पदः ।मञ्जुशिञ्जितमञ्जीरचरणः करकङ्कणः॥
manojñapallavottaṃsapuṣpasvecchāttaṣaṭpadaḥ ·mañjuśiñjitamañjīracaraṇaḥ karakaṅkaṇaḥ
crested with lovely leaf-buds
'Decorated with charming leaf-buds' — Kṛṣṇa wears tender leaf-buds as ornaments; the gopīs note that even forest leaves become precious when placed in his hair.
who playfully gathered the bees upon his flowers
'Around whom bees come of their own will' — the flowers in Kṛṣṇa's hair attract bees naturally; the bees become an ornament that no other being can boast of having.
whose feet sounded with sweetly-tinkling anklets
'Whose feet are adorned with sweet-tinkling anklets' — the anklets (mañjīra) on Kṛṣṇa's feet make a constant tinkling sound that the gopīs come to recognize as his approach.
wearing bracelets on his wrists
'Wearing hand-bangles' — Kṛṣṇa wears small bracelets on his wrists; the standard cowherd adornments include these bangles that catch the sunlight as he runs.