majjanty aśma-plavā iva

tesam-of them (the misleaders); ku-patha-destrnam-who show the path of danger; patatam-themselves falling; tamasi-in darkness; hi-indeed; adhah-down; ye-anyone who; sraddadhyuh-place faith in; vacah-the words; te-they; vai-indeed; majjanti-sink; asma-plavah-boats made of stone; iva-like.