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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.31.24
patito bhuvy asriń-miśrah
SYNONYMS
patitah — fallen; bhuvi — on the earth; asrik — with blood; miśrah — smeared; vishthā-bhūh — a worm; iva — like; ceshtate — he moves his limbs; rorūyati — cries loudly; gate — being lost; jñāne — his wisdom; viparītām — the opposite; gatim — state; gatah — gone to.
TRANSLATION
The child thus falls on the ground, smeared with stool and blood, and plays just like a worm germinated from the stool. He loses his superior knowledge and cries under the spell of māyā.
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