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)