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Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Verse 18 of 38
SB 3.19.18

प्रववुर्वायवश्चण्डास्तमः पांसवमैरयन् दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैः प्रहिता इव

pravavur vāyavaś caṇḍās tamaḥ pāṁsavam airayan digbhyo nipetur grāvāṇaḥ kṣepaṇaiḥ prahitā iva

Synonyms

pravavuḥ—were blowing; vāyavaḥ—winds; caṇḍāḥ—fierce; tamaḥ—darkness; pāṁsavam—caused by dust; airayan—were spreading; digbhyaḥ—from every direction; nipetuḥ—came down; grāvāṇaḥ—stones; kṣepaṇaiḥ—by machine guns; prahitāḥ—thrown; iva—as if..

Translation

Fierce winds began to blow from all directions, spreading darkness occasioned by dust and hail storms; stones came in volleys from every corner, as if thrown by machine guns.

Verse 18 of 38