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SB 10.25.9

Devanāgarī

विद्योतमाना विद्युद्भ‍ि: स्तनन्त: स्तनयित्नुभि: । तीव्रैर्मरुद्गणैर्नुन्ना ववृषुर्जलशर्करा: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

vidyotamānā vidyudbhiḥ stanantaḥ stanayitnubhiḥ tīvrair marud-gaṇair nunnā vavṛṣur jala-śarkarāḥ

Synonyms

vidyotamānāḥ—being illuminated;vidyudbhiḥ—by bolts of lightning;stanantaḥ—roaring;stanayitnubhiḥ—with thunder;tīvraiḥ—fearsome;marut-gaṇaiḥ—by the wind-gods;nunnāḥ—propelled;vavṛṣuḥ—they poured down;jala-śarkarāḥ—hailstones.

Translation

Propelled by the fearsome wind-gods, the clouds blazed with lightning bolts and roared with thunder as they hurled down hailstones.

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the word marud-gaṇaiḥ indicates the seven great winds, such as Āvaha, who presides over the region of Bhuvarloka, and Pravaha, who holds the planets in their places.
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