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.