uddhasat - laughing loudly; taḍit - lightning; ambhoda - of clouds; ghaṭayā - by masses; naṣṭa - lost; bhā-gaṇe - the luminaries; vyomni - in the sky; praviṣṭa - enveloped; tamasā - by darkness; na - not; sma vyādṛśyate - could be seen; padam - any place.

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.