Chapter 9 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 9.15

तस्य प्रविष्टस्य बिलं साग्रः संवत्सरो गतः। स्थितस्य च बिलद्वारि स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत ॥

tasya praviṣṭasya bilaṃ sāgraḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ| sthitasya ca biladvāri sa kālo vyatyavartata ||

English Meaning

After he had entered the cave, and as I remained at its mouth, a space of over a complete year rolled away.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)