SB 4.10.23 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

क्षणेनाच्छादितं व्योम घनानीकेन सर्वत: । विस्फुरत्तडिता दिक्षु त्रासयत्स्तनयित्नुना ॥ २३ ॥

Verse text

kṣaṇenācchāditaṁ vyoma ghanānīkena sarvataḥ visphurat-taḍitā dikṣu trāsayat-stanayitnunā

Synonyms

kṣaṇena — within a moment ; ācchāditam — was covered ; vyoma — the sky ; ghana — of dense clouds ; anīkena — with a mass ; sarvataḥ — everywhere ; visphurat — dazzling ; taḍitā — with lightning ; dikṣu — in all directions ; trāsayat — threatening ; stanayitnunā — with 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In a moment the sky became completely covered with a mass of clouds, with flashing lightning and terrifying thunder.