Chapter 10 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 10.7

पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि सूर्यं चैवान्ववर्तत। तस्थौ चोर्ध्वशिरोबाहुः स्वाध्याये धृतमानसः॥

pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi sūryaṃ caivānvavartata| tasthau cordhvaśirobāhuḥ svādhyāye dhṛtamānasaḥ||

English Meaning

And for five thousand years, he adored the Sun, and with his mind concentrated in the study of the Veda, remained with his head and hands raised up.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)