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The Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa
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uddhasat-taḍid-ambhoda- ghaṭayā naṣṭa-bhāgaṇe vyomni praviṣṭa-tamasā na sma vyādṛśyate padam
uddhasat—laughing loudly; taḍit—lightning; ambhoda—of clouds; ghaṭayā—by masses; naṣṭa—lost; bhāgaṇe—the luminaries; vyomni—in the sky; praviṣṭa—enveloped; tamasā—by darkness; na—not; sma vyādṛśyate—could be seen; padam—any place.
TRANSLATION
The luminaries in the heavens were screened by masses of clouds, in which lightning sometimes flashed as though laughing. Darkness reigned everywhere, and nothing could be seen.
TEXT 7
शुक्रोश विमना वार्धिरुद्रमिः क्षुमितोदरः । सोदपानाश्च सरितञ्चक्षुभ्रः शुष्कपङ्कजाः ॥ ७ ॥
cukrośa vimanā vārdhir udūrmiḥ kṣubhitodaraḥ sodapānāś ca saritaś cukṣubhuḥ śuṣka-paṅkajāḥ
cukrośa—wailed aloud; vimanāḥ—stricken with sorrow; vārdhiḥ—the ocean; udūrmiḥ—high waves; kṣubhita—agitated; udaraḥ—the creatures inside; sa-udapānāḥ—with the drinking water of the lakes and the wells; ca—and; saritaḥ—the rivers; cukṣubhuḥ—were agitated; śuṣka—withered; paṅkajāḥ—lotus flowers.
TRANSLATION
The ocean with its high waves wailed aloud as if stricken with sorrow, and there was a commotion among the creatures inhabiting the ocean. The rivers and lakes were also agitated, and lotuses withered.
TEXT 8
मुहुः परिधयोऽभूवन् सराह्योः शशिसूर्ययोः । निर्धाता रथनिर्हादा विवरेभ्यः प्रजञ्जिरे ॥ ८ ॥