evaá¹ daityair mahÄ-mÄyair
alakṣya-gatibhī raṇe
sá¹›jyamÄnÄsu mÄyÄsu
viá¹£eduḥ sura-sainikÄḥ
evam - thus; daityaiḥ - by the demons; mahÄ-mÄyaiḥ - who were expert in creating illusions; alaká¹£ya-gatibhiḥ - but invisible; raṇe - in the fight; sá¹›jyamÄnÄsu mÄyÄsu - because of the creation of such an illusory atmosphere; viá¹£eduḥ - became morose; sura-sainikÄḥ - the soldiers of the demigods.