ŚB 12.9.11
Devanagari
तं चण्डशब्दं समुदीरयन्तं
बलाहका अन्वभवन् कराला: ।
अक्षस्थविष्ठा मुमुचुस्तडिद्भि:
स्वनन्त उच्चैरभिवर्षधारा: ॥ ११ ॥
बलाहका अन्वभवन् कराला: ।
अक्षस्थविष्ठा मुमुचुस्तडिद्भि:
स्वनन्त उच्चैरभिवर्षधारा: ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
taṁ caṇḍa-śabdaṁ samudīrayantaṁ
balāhakā anv abhavan karālāḥ
akṣa-sthaviṣṭhā mumucus taḍidbhiḥ
svananta uccair abhi varṣa-dhārāḥ
balāhakā anv abhavan karālāḥ
akṣa-sthaviṣṭhā mumucus taḍidbhiḥ
svananta uccair abhi varṣa-dhārāḥ
Synonyms
tam — that wind; caṇḍa-śabdam — a terrible sound; samudīrayantam — which was creating; balāhakāḥ — clouds; anu — following it; abhavan — appeared; karālāḥ — fearful; akṣa — like wagon wheels; sthaviṣṭhāḥ — solid; mumucuḥ — they released; taḍidbhiḥ — along with lightning; svanantaḥ — resounding; uccaiḥ — greatly; abhi — in all directions; varṣa — of rain; dhārāḥ — torrents.
Translation
That wind created a terrible sound and brought in its wake fearsome clouds that were accompanied by lightning and roaring thunder and that poured down on all sides torrents of rain as heavy as wagon wheels.