iti - thus; bruvan - talking; citra-rathaḥ - Dhruva Mahārāja, whose chariot was very beautiful; sva-sārathim - to his charioteer; yattaḥ - being on guard; pareṣām - from his enemies; pratiyoga - counterattack; śaṅkitaḥ - being apprehensive; śuśrāva - heard; śabdam - sound; jaladheḥ - from the ocean; iva - as if; īritam - resounded; nabhasvataḥ - because of wind; dikṣu - in all directions; rajaḥ - dust; anu - then; adṛśyata - was perceived.

In the meantime, while Dhruva Mahārāja, doubtful of his mystic enemies, was talking with his charioteer, they heard a tremendous sound, as if the whole ocean were there, and they found that from the sky a great dust storm was coming over them from all directions.