नद्यो नदाश्च क्षुभिताः सरांसि च मनांसि च ।
न ज्वलत्यग्निराज्येन कालोऽयं किं विधास्यति ॥१८॥

nadyo nadÄÅ› ca ká¹£ubhitÄḥ
sarÄá¹si ca manÄá¹si ca
na jvalaty agnir Äjyena
kÄlo 'yaá¹ kiá¹ vidhÄsyati

 nadyaḥ - rivers; nadÄḥ ca - and the tributaries; ká¹£ubhitÄḥ - all perturbed; sarÄá¹si - reservoirs of water; ca - and; manÄá¹si - the mind; ca - also; na - does not; jvalati - ignite; agniḥ - fire; Äjyena - with the help of butter; kÄlaḥ - the time; ayam - extraordinary it is; kim - what; vidhÄsyati - going to happen.


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Rivers, tributaries, ponds, reservoirs and the mind are all perturbed. Butter no longer ignites fire. What is this extraordinary time? What is going to happen?

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