Meteors dropped down from the concave dome and the points of the compass did not any longer shine; and suddenly a dreadful gloom enveloped the army in its sober folds.
उल्काश्च गगनात् पेतुर्दिशश्च न चकाशिरे। तमश्च सहसा रौद्रं चमूमवततार ताम्॥