# SB 3.31.24 > पतितो भुव्यसृङ्मिश्रः विष्ठाभूरिव चेष्टते । > रोरूयति गते ज्ञाने विपरीतां गतिं गतः ॥२४॥ ## Text > patito bhuvy asṛṅ-miśraḥ > viṣṭhā-bhūr iva ceṣṭate > rorūyati gate jñāne > viparītāṁ gatiṁ gataḥ ## Synonyms *patitaḥ*—fallen; *bhuvi*—on the earth; *asṛk*—with blood; *miśraḥ*—smeared; *viṣṭhā-bhūḥ*—a worm; *iva*—like; *ceṣṭate*—he moves his limbs; *rorūyati*—cries loudly; *gate*—being lost; *jñāne*—his wisdom; *viparītām*—the opposite; *gatim*—state; *gataḥ*—gone to. ## Translation **The child thus falls on the ground, smeared with stool and blood, and plays just like a worm germinated from the stool. He loses his superior knowledge and cries under the spell of māyā.**