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SB 1.14.16

Devanāgarī

वायुर्वाति खरस्पर्शो रजसा विसृजंस्तम: । असृग् वर्षन्ति जलदा बीभत्समिव सर्वत: ॥ १६ ॥

Text

vāyur vāti khara-sparśo rajasā visṛjaṁs tamaḥ asṛg varṣanti jaladā bībhatsam iva sarvataḥ

Synonyms

vāyuḥ—wind;vāti—blowing;khara-sparśaḥ—sharply;rajasā—by the dust;visṛjan—creating;tamaḥ—darkness;asṛk—blood;varṣanti—are raining;jaladāḥ—the clouds;bībhatsam—disastrous;iva—like;sarvataḥ—everywhere.

Translation

The wind blows violently, blasting dust everywhere and creating darkness. Clouds are raining everywhere with bloody disasters.

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