Chapter 45 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 45.3

क्षणभूतेव नौ रात्रिः संवृत्तेयं परंतप। इमां चिन्तयतोः सर्वा निखिलेन कथां तव॥

kṣaṇabhūteva nau rātriḥ saṃvṛtteyaṃ paraṃtapa| imāṃ cintayatoḥ sarvā nikhilena kathāṃ tava||

English Meaning

And, O afflicter of foes, as we had been reflecting upon all this at length, the night has passed away as if it were as moment.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)