phalÄni tatra bhÅ«rīṇi
patanti patitÄni ca
santi kintv avaruddhÄni
dhenukena durÄtmanÄ
phalÄni - the fruits; tatra - there; bhÅ«rīṇi - very many; patanti - are falling; patitÄni - have already fallen; ca - and; santi - they are; kintu - however; avaruddhÄni - kept under control; dhenukena - by Dhenuka; durÄtmanÄ - the evil one.
In that TÄlavana forest many fruits are falling from the trees, and many are already lying on the ground. But all the fruits are being guarded by the evil Dhenuka.
The demon Dhenuka would not allow anyone to eat the delicious ripe palm fruits of the TÄlavana, and Kṛṣṇa’s young boyfriends protested this unjust usurpation of the right to enjoy the fruits of a public forest.
