The earth, with her mountains and forests, shook making a loud noise. Meteors, like burning brands equipt with handles, dropped from the sky, O king, on every side of the earth as if from the solar disc.
चचाल शब्दं कुर्वाणा सपर्वतवना मही। सदण्डा: सोल्मका राजन् कीर्यमाणाः समन्ततः॥ उल्का पेतुर्दिवो भूमावाहत्य रविमण्डलम्।