बभूव तिमिरं घोरमुद्धतं रोमहर्षणम्। दिशो वा प्रादिशो वापि सुव्यक्तं न चकाशिरे॥
babhūva timiraṃ ghoramuddhataṃ romaharṣaṇam| diśo vā prādiśo vāpi suvyaktaṃ na cakāśire||
English Meaning
And a dense darkness appeared, capable of making one's hair stand on end, and no quarter was distinctly visible.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)