सूर्ये चास्तं गते रात्रौ देहं सङ्क्षिप्य मारुतिः। पृषदंशकमात्रः सन् बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः।।5.2.49।।
sūrye cāstaṃ gate rātrau dehaṃ saṅkṣipya mārutiḥ. pṛṣadaṃśakamātraḥ san babhūvādbhutadarśanaḥ..5.2.49..
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English Translation
"When Sun set, Maruti, the son of the Windgod, reduced himself at night to the small size of a cat, wonderful to behold."
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Word Meanings
सूर्ये when the Sun, अस्तंगते च set, मारुतिः son of the windgod Maruti, रात्रौ in the night, देहम् body, सङ्क्षिप्य after reducing to small size, पृषदंशकमात्रः सन् not bigger than the size of a cat, अद्भुतदर्शनः wonderful to behold, बभूव appeared.
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Source
Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 2
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340.49