bhuñjate - they enjoy; kurubhiḥ - by the Kurus; dattam - granted; bhū - of land; khaṇḍam - a limited parcel; vṛṣṇayaḥ - the Vṛṣṇis; kila - indeed; upānahaḥ - shoes; kila - indeed; vayam - we; svayam - themselves; tu - however; kuravaḥ - the Kurus; śiraḥ - the head.

“We Vṛṣṇis enjoy only whatever small parcel of land the Kurus allow us? And we are indeed shoes, whereas the Kurus are the head?