# SB 3.19.18 > प्रववुर्वायवश्चण्डास्तमः पांसवमैरयन् । > दिग्भ्यो निपेतुर्ग्रावाणः क्षेपणैः प्रहिता इव ॥१८॥ ## Text > pravavur vāyavaś caṇḍās > tamaḥ pāṁsavam airayan > digbhyo nipetur grāvāṇaḥ > kṣepaṇaiḥ prahitā iva ## Synonyms *pravavuḥ*—were blowing; *vāyavaḥ*—winds; *caṇḍāḥ*—fierce; *tamaḥ*—darkness; *pāṁsavam*—caused by dust; *airayan*—were spreading; *digbhyaḥ*—from every direction; *nipetuḥ*—came down; *grāvāṇaḥ*—stones; *kṣepaṇaiḥ*—by machine guns; *prahitāḥ*—thrown; *iva*—as if. ## Translation **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.**