Verse 1.19.9

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

यदा यशोदा गत-बन्धनेच्छा
खिन्ना निषण्णा नृप खिन्न-मानसा
आसीत् तदायं कृपया स्व-बन्धे
स्वच्छन्द-यानः स्व-वशो ऽपि कृष्णः

yadā yaśodā gata-bandhanecchā
khinnā niṣaṇṇā nṛpa khinna-mānasā
āsīt tadāyaṃ kṛpayā sva-bandhe
svacchanda-yānaḥ sva-vaśo 'pi kṛṣṇaḥ

yadā—when; yaśodā—Yaśodā; gata—gone; bandhana—binding; icchā—desire; khinnā—depressed; niṣaṇṇā—morose; nṛpa—O king; khinna—unhappy; mānasā—at heart; āsīt—was; tadā—then; ayam—He; kṛpayā—mercifully; sva-bandhe—in His bondage; svacchanda-yānaḥ—independent; sva-vaśaḥ—independent; api—even; kṛṣṇaḥ—Kṛṣṇa.

English translation of verse 1.19.9:

When, frustrated and depressed, Yaśodā stopped trying, then independent Kṛṣṇa kindly allowed her to bind Him.