Chapter 23 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 23.10

कबन्धः परिघाभासो दृश्यते भास्करान्तिके॥ जग्राह सूर्यं स्वर्भानुरपर्वणि महाग्रहः। प्रवाति मारुतः शीघ्रं निष्प्रभौऽभूद् दिवाकरः॥

kabandhaḥ parighābhāso dṛśyate bhāskarāntike|| jagrāha sūryaṃ svarbhānuraparvaṇi mahāgrahaḥ| pravāti mārutaḥ śīghraṃ niṣprabhau'bhūd divākaraḥ||

English Meaning

And comets, resembling parighas appeared beside the sun. That mighty planet Svarbhānu seized the sun when there was no parva. And the winds blew violently; and the sun was without lustre.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)