निवृत्ताकाशशयनाः पुष्यनीता हिमारुणाः। शीता वृद्धतरायामास्त्रियामा यान्ति साम्प्रतम्।।3.16.12।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
साम्प्रतम् at this time, निवृत्ताकाशशयनाः sleep under the open sky, हिमारुणाः reddened due to frost, शीताः cool, वृद्धतरायामाः nights are long, पुष्यनीताः (the month of) Pushya approaching, त्रियामाः night consisting of three yamas (yama 3 hours approximately), यान्ति run into
English Commentary
At this time people do not sleep under the open sky. With the month of Pushya approaching, nights feel cool and look red due to frost. They prolong into three yamas.