Chapter 63 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 63.9

अहोरात्रापदेशेन गताः संवत्सरा दश ॥ काममोहाभिभूतस्य विघ्नोऽयं प्रत्युपस्थितः।

ahorātrāpadeśena gatāḥ saṃvatsarā daśa || kāmamohābhibhūtasya vighno'yaṃ pratyupasthitaḥ|

English Meaning

And deprived of his senses by lust, the decade had passed away imperceptibly as if it were one day and night; and this impediment stood in the way of his austerities.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)