प्रववुर्वायवश्चण्डास् तमः पांसवमैरयन् ।
दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैः प्रहिता इव ॥ १८ ॥
pravavuh-were blowing; vayavah-winds; candah-fierce; tamah-darkness; pamsavam-caused by dust; airayan-were spreading; digbhyah-from every direction; nipetuh-came down; gravanah-stones; ksepanaih-by machine guns; prahitah-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.