निपतत्यवटे मूढस्तृष्णामनुसरज्जनः ।नीलामनुपतञ्छ्वभ्रतृणशाखां यथैणकः
In plain words
The deluded man, following after tṛṣṇā, falls into a pit — just as the eṇa deer, chasing a dark green branch of grass at the edge of a chasm, falls in.
निपतत्यवटे मूढस्तृष्णामनुसरज्जनः ।नीलामनुपतञ्छ्वभ्रतृणशाखां यथैणकः
The deluded man, following after tṛṣṇā, falls into a pit — just as the eṇa deer, chasing a dark green branch of grass at the edge of a chasm, falls in.