विस्वरं चोत्सृजन्नादान्धूम्राक्षस्य निपातितः। ववर्ष रुधिरं देवः संचचाल च मेदिनी॥ प्रतिलोमं ववौ वायुनिर्घातसमनिःस्वनः। तिमिरौघवृतास्तत्र दिशश्च न चकाशिरे॥
visvaraṃ cotsṛjannādāndhūmrākṣasya nipātitaḥ| vavarṣa rudhiraṃ devaḥ saṃcacāla ca medinī|| pratilomaṃ vavau vāyunirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ| timiraughavṛtāstatra diśaśca na cakāśire||
English Meaning
That god* showered down blood; and the earth shook. And the wind blew awry with a sound resembling thunder. And every side, covered with darkness, appeared dim. *Indra-cloud compeller.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)