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  "name":"SB 3.19.18",
  "h1":"SB 3.19.18",
  "label":"Text 18",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.18",
  "description":"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."

} —

SB 3.19.18

प्रववुर्वायवश्चण्डास्तमः पांसवमैरयन् ।
दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैः प्रहिता इव ॥१८॥

Text

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.