The Sun's disc, O king, seemed to be always covered with dust. At its rise, the Sun was shorn of splendour and seemed to be crossed by headless trunks.
आदित्यो रजसा राजन् समवच्छन्नमण्डलः। विरश्मिरुदये नित्यं कबन्धैः समदृश्यत॥