Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20

Sanskrit:

श्रीशुक उवाचजरासुतस्तावभिसृत्य माधवौमहाबलौघेन बलीयसावृणोत् ।ससैन्ययानध्वजवाजिसारथीसूर्यानलौ वायुरिवाभ्ररेणुभि: ॥ २० ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-śuka uvācajarā-sutas tāv abhisṛtya mādhavaumahā-balaughena balīyasāvṛnotsa-sainya-yāna-dhvaja-vāji-sārathīsūryānalau vāyur ivābhra-reṇubhiḥ

Translation:

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Just as the wind covers the sun with clouds or a fire with dust, the son of Jarā marched toward the two descendants of Madhu and with his huge assemblage of armies surrounded Them and Their soldiers, chariots, flags, horses and charioteers.

Purport:

Ācārya Śrīdhara points out that clouds only seem to cover the sun: the sun remains shining in the vast sky. Nor is the potency of fire affected by a thin covering of dust. Similarly, the “covering” of Jarāsandha’s military strength was only apparent.