avaśyāyatamōnaddhāḥ enveloped by the darkness of frost ( at dawn), nīhāratamasā with the darkness of snow, āvṛtāḥ covered, vipuṣpāḥ without flowers, vanarājayaḥ the forest ranges, prasuptāḥ iva as if sleeping, lakṣyantē appear.
The flowerless forest ranges appear as if they are asleep, enveloped in the darkness of frost and snow .