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Chapter 10: Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight With the Yakṣas

Verse 23 of 28
SB 4.10.23

क्षणेनाच्छादितं व्योम घनानीकेन सर्वतः विस्फुरत्तडिता दिक्षु त्रासयत्स्तनयित्नुना

kṣaṇenācchāditaṁ vyoma ghanānīkena sarvataḥ visphurat-taḍitā dikṣu trāsayat-stanayitnunā

Synonyms

kṣaṇenawithin a moment; ācchāditamwas covered; vyomathe sky; ghanaof dense clouds; anīkenawith a mass; sarvataḥeverywhere; visphuratdazzling; taḍitāwith lightning; dikṣuin all directions; trāsayatthreatening; stanayitnunāwith thundering..

Translation

Within a moment the whole sky was overcast with dense clouds, and severe thundering was heard. There was glittering electric lightning and severe rainfall.

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