इति ब्रुवंश्चित्ररथ: स्वसारथिं यत्त: परेषां प्रतियोगशङ्कित: । शुश्राव शब्दं जलधेरिवेरितं नभस्वतो दिक्षु रजोऽन्वदृश्यत ॥ २२ ॥
iti bruvams citra-rathah sva-sarathim yattah paresam pratiyoga-sankitah susrava sabdam jaladher iveritam nabhasvato diksu rajo ’nvadrsyata
- iti
- thus
- bruvan
- talking
- citra-rathah
- Dhruva Maharaja, whose chariot was very beautiful
- sva-sarathim
- to his charioteer
- yattah
- being on guard
- paresam
- from his enemies
- pratiyoga
- counterattack
- sankitah
- being apprehensive
- susrava
- heard
- sabdam
- sound
- jaladheh
- from the ocean
- iva
- as if
- iritam
- resounded
- nabhasvatah
- because of wind
- diksu
- in all directions
- rajah
- dust
- anu
- then
- adrsyata
- was perceived
In the meantime, while Dhruva Maharaja, 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.