Canto 8, Chapter 10

The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

Verse 52 (SB 8.10.52)
SB 8.10.52 • मूल श्लोक

एवं दैत्यैर्महामायैरलक्ष्यगतिभीरणे । सृज्यमानासु मायासु विषेदु: सुरसैनिका: ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ daityair mahā-māyair alakṣya-gatibhī raṇe sṛjyamānāsu māyāsu viṣeduḥ sura-sainikāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

evam — thus; daityaiḥ — by the demons; mahā-māyaiḥ — who were expert in creating illusions; alakṣya-gatibhiḥ — but invisible; raṇe — in the fight; sṛjyamānāsu māyāsu — because of the creation of such an illusory atmosphere; viṣeduḥ — became morose; sura-sainikāḥ — the soldiers of the demigods.

Translation

“While this magical atmosphere in the fight was being created by the invisible demons, who were expert in such illusions, the soldiers of the demigods became morose.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda