ŚB 10.75.37
Devanagari
स्थलेऽभ्यगृह्णाद् वस्त्रान्तं जलं मत्वा स्थलेऽपतत् ।
जले च स्थलवद् भ्रान्त्या मयमायाविमोहित: ॥ ३७ ॥
जले च स्थलवद् भ्रान्त्या मयमायाविमोहित: ॥ ३७ ॥
Verse text
sthale ’bhyagṛhṇād vastrāntaṁ
jalaṁ matvā sthale ’patat
jale ca sthala-vad bhrāntyā
maya-māyā-vimohitaḥ
jalaṁ 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.