Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 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; kṛtam — made; durvibhāvyam — impossible to find; paraiḥ — by the enemy (the Yādavas); abhūt — it 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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