Text 8] The Victory of Hiranyaksa 681

uddhasat-tadid-ambhoda-
ghataya nasta-bhagane
vyomni pravista-tamasa
na sma vydadrsyate padam

uddhasat—laughing loudly; ¢tadit—lightning; ambhoda—of clouds;
ghataya—by masses; nasfa—lost; bhagane—the luminaries; vyomni—in the
sky; pravista—enveloped; tamas@—by darkness; na—not; sma vydadysyate—
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

gary fran afte: afar: |
MUNA aay: THWFT 9

cukrosga vimané vardhir
udirmih ksubhitodarah

sodapandé ca saritas
cuksubhuh suska-pankajah

cukroga—wailed aloud; vimandh-—stricken with sorrow; vardhih—the
ocean; udiirmih—high waves; ksubhita—agitated; udarah—the creatures
inside; sa-udapanah —with the drinking water of the lakes and the wells; ca—
and; saritah—the rivers; cuksubhuh—were agitated; suska—withered;
pankajah—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

ae: Atel: Ufrata: |
Frater faatea: safat I ¢ il
