āvārya = covered; gaganam = the sky; meghaḥ = a cloud; yathā = just as; prāvarṣi = during the rainy season; nirgataḥ = appears; tathā māyām vikurvāṇau = exhibited various illusions and; rākṣasau = the two rākṣasas; abhyadhāvatām = attacked [the brāhmaṇas].