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ŚB 4.10.23

Devanagari

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

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.