Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 44: Śrī Rāma Kills Mārīca
Text 3.44.7
मुहूर्तादेव ददृशे मुहुर्दूरात्प्रकाशते॥
muhūrtād eva dadṛśe muhur dūrāt prakāśate
muhūrtāt = for a moment at close range; eva = just; dadṛśe = [Mārīca] became visible; muhuḥ = [but] again; dūrāt = at a distance; prakāśate = showed himself.
[Mārīca] became visible just for a moment at close range [but] again showed himself at a distance.