Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 61 Shloka 12

Original Shloka

मनश्च मे हतं भूयस्सन्निवर्त्यतु संश्रयम्। यत्नेन महता ह्यस्मिन्पुनस्सन्धाय चक्षुषी।।4.61.12।। यत्नेन महता भूयो भास्करः प्रतिलोकितः। तुल्यः पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन भास्करः प्रतिभाति नौ।।4.61.13।।

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English Translation

मे my, मनः mind, हतम् disturbed, चक्षुषी eyes, संश्रयम् a resort, प्राप्य became, महता with great, यत्नेन with effort, अस्मिन् in this, मनः mind, चक्षुषी both my eyes, सन्धाय by fixing, भूयः again, महता यत्नेन with great effort, भास्करः Sun, प्रतिलोकितः was seen, भास्करः Sun, पृथ्वीप्रमाणेन with the measurement of earth, तुल्यः equal, नौ to us, प्रतिभाति appeared.

English Commentary

'My mind was disturbed and I turned my attention from the object. Once again I focused my attention (on the Sun) and could see the Sungod with great effort. The Sun appeared to us equal in size to earth.