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SB 12.6.14

Devanāgarī

हाहाकारो महानासीद् भुवि खे दिक्षु सर्वत: । विस्मिता ह्यभवन् सर्वे देवासुरनरादय: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

hāhā-kāro mahān āsīd bhuvi khe dikṣu sarvataḥ vismitā hy abhavan sarve devāsura-narādayaḥ

Synonyms

hāhā-kāraḥ—a cry of lamentation;mahān—great;āsīt—there was;bhuvi—on the earth;khe—in the sky;dikṣu—in the directions;sarvataḥ—all about;vismitāḥ—amazed;hi—indeed;abhavan—they became;sarve—all;deva—the demigods;asura—demons;nara—human beings;ādayaḥ—and other creatures.

Translation

There arose a terrible cry of lamentation in all directions on the earth and in the heavens, and all the demigods, demons, human beings and other creatures were astonished.

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