phalāni tatra bhūrīṇi
patanti patitāni ca
santi kintv avaruddhāni
dhenukena durātmanā
phalani -- the fruits; tatra -- there; bhurini -- very many; patanti -- are falling; patitani -- have already fallen; ca -- and; santi -- they are; kintu -- however; avaruddhani -- kept under control; dhenukena -- by Dhenuka; duratmana -- the evil one.
In that Talavana 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 Talavana, and Krishna's young boyfriends protested this unjust usurpation of the right to enjoy the fruits of a public forest.
