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ŚB 10.40.26

यथाबुधो जलं हित्वा प्रतिच्छन्नं तदुद्भ‍वै: ।
अभ्येति मृगतृष्णां वै तद्वत्त्वाहं पराङ्‌मुख: ॥ २६ ॥
yathābudho jalaṁ hitvā
praticchannaṁ tad-udbhavaiḥ
abhyeti mṛga-tṛṣṇāṁ vai
tadvat tvāhaṁ parāṅ-mukhaḥ

Synonyms

yathāas; abudhaḥsomeone who is unintelligent; jalamwater; hitvāoverlooking; praticchannamcovered; tat-udbhavaiḥby the plants growing in it; abhyetiapproaches; mṛga-tṛṣṇāma mirage; vaiindeed; tadvatin that same way; tvāYou; ahamI; parāk-mukhaḥturned away.

Translation

Just as a fool overlooks a body of water covered by the vegetation growing in it and chases a mirage, so I have turned away from You.