Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.75.37

sthale 'bhyagṛhṇād vastrāntaḿ

jalaḿ matvā sthale 'patat

jale ca sthala-vad bhrāntyā

maya-māyā-vimohitaḥ

SYNONYMS

sthale — on solid ground; abhyagṛhṇāt — he picked up; vastra — of his garment; antam — the end; jalam — water; matvā — thinking; sthale — and in another place; apatat — he fell; jale — into water; ca — and; sthala — solid ground; vat — as if; bhrāntyā — by the illusion; maya — of Maya Dānava; māyā — by the magic; vimohitaḥ — bewildered.

TRANSLATION

Bewildered by the illusions created through Maya Dānava's magic, Duryodhana mistook the solid floor for water and lifted the end of his garment. And elsewhere he fell into the water, mistaking it for the solid floor.

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