viśvam vai śūnyam icchataḥ

mrtyu-death; dutah-messenger of; kapotah-pigeon; ayam-this; ulukah-owl; kampayan-trembling; manah-mind; pratyulukah-the rivals of owls (crows); ca-and; kuhvanaih-shrieking scream; visvam-the cosmos; vai-either; sunyam-void; icchatah-wishing.