Chapter 23 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 23.3

श्यामं रुधिरपर्यन्तं बभूव परिवेषणम्। अलातचक्रप्रतिम प्रतिगृह्य दिवाकरम् ॥

śyāmaṃ rudhiraparyantaṃ babhūva pariveṣaṇam| alātacakrapratima pratigṛhya divākaram ||

English Meaning

A dark circle bordered with red, resembling that of charcoal, appeared in the vicinity of the sun.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)