Chapter 16 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 16.17

आग्राह्यवीर्यः पूर्वाह्ने मध्याह्ने स्पर्शतः सुखः। संरक्तः किंचिदापाण्डुरातपः शोभते क्षितौ॥

āgrāhyavīryaḥ pūrvāhne madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhaḥ| saṃraktaḥ kiṃcidāpāṇḍurātapaḥ śobhate kṣitau||

English Meaning

And feeble at the first part of the day, and of agreeable touch at mid-day, the sunshine, being surcharged with mist, appear polish over the face of the earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)