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क्षणेनाच्छादितं व्योम घनानीकेन सर्वतः ।
विस्फुरत्तडिता दिक्षु त्रासयत्स्तनयित्नुना ॥ २३ ॥

ksanenacchaditam vyoma

ghananikena sarvatah

visphurat-tadita diksu

trasayat-stanayitnuna

ksanena-within a moment; acchaditam-was covered; vyoma-the sky; ghana-of dense clouds; anikena-with a mass; sarvatah-everywhere; visphurat-dazzling; tadita-with lightning; diksu-in all directions; trasayat-threatening; stanayitnuna-with thundering.