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SB 10.58.27

Devanāgarī

मयश्च मोचितो वह्ने: सभां सख्य उपाहरत् । यस्मिन् दुर्योधनस्यासीज्जलस्थलद‍ृशिभ्रम: ॥ २७ ॥

Text

mayaś ca mocito vahneḥ sabhāṁ sakhya upāharat yasmin duryodhanasyāsīj jala-sthala-dṛśi-bhramaḥ

Synonyms

mayaḥ—the demon named Maya;ca—and;mocitaḥ—delivered;vahneḥ—from the fire;sabhām—an assembly hall;sakhye—to his friend, Arjuna;upāharat—presented;yasmin—in which;duryodhanasya—of Duryodhana;āsīt—there was;jala—of water;sthala—and dry ground;dṛśi—in seeing;bhramaḥ—confusion.

Translation

When the demon Maya was saved from the fire by his friend Arjuna, Maya presented him with an assembly hall, in which Duryodhana would later mistake water for a solid floor.

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