Ardhakathanak 252

252

isa hī bīca nagara maĩ sora. bhayau udaṅgala cārihu ora.
ghara ghara dara dara die kapāṭa. haṭavānī nahĩ baiṭhe hāṭa. //

Meanwhile, an uproar arose throughout the city, and chaos broke out on all four sides. / Every house and every entrance barred its doors; shopkeepers no longer sat in the marketplace.