pravavuḥ - were blowing; vāyavaḥ - winds; caṇḍāḥ - fierce; tamaḥ - darkness; pāṁsavam - caused by dust; airayan - were spreading; digbhyaḥ - from every direction; nipetuḥ - came down; grāvāṇaḥ - stones; kṣepaṇaiḥ - by machine guns; prahitāḥ - thrown; iva - as if.

Fierce winds began to blow from all directions, spreading darkness occasioned by dust and hail storms; stones came in volleys from every corner, as if thrown by machine guns.