And deprived of his senses by lust, the decade had passed away imperceptibly as if it were one day and night; and this impediment stood in the way of his austerities.
अहोरात्रापदेशेन गताः संवत्सरा दश ॥ काममोहाभिभूतस्य विघ्नोऽयं प्रत्युपस्थितः।