Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.76.21

bahu-rūpaika-rūpaḿ tad

dṛśyate na ca dṛśyate

māyā-mayaḿ maya-kṛtaḿ

durvibhāvyaḿ parair abhūt

SYNONYMS

bahu — with many; rūpa — forms; eka — with one; rūpam — form; tat — that (Saubha airship); dṛśyate — is seen; na — not; ca — and; dṛśyate — is seen; māyā-mayam — magical; maya — by Maya Dānava; kṛtammade; durvibhāvyam — impossible to find; paraiḥ — by the enemy (the Yādavas); abhūtit became.

TRANSLATION

At one moment the magic airship built by Maya Dānava appeared in many identical forms, and the next moment it was again only one. Sometimes it was visible, and sometimes not. Thus Śālva's opponents could never be sure where it was.

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