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Text 6

VERSO 6

Devanagari

Devanagari

अथ च यावतार्धेन नभोवीथ्यां प्रचरति तं कालमयनमाचक्षते ॥ ६ ॥

Text

Texto

atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.
atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.

Synonyms

Sinônimos

atha — now; ca — also; yāvatā — by as long as; ardhena — half; nabhaḥ-vīthyām — in outer space; pracarati — the sun moves; tam — that; kālam — time; ayanam — ayana; ācakṣate — is said.

atha — agora; ca — também; yāvatā — enquanto; ardhena — metade; nabhaḥ-vīthyām — no espaço exterior; pracarati — o Sol se move; tam — este; kālam — tempo; ayanam — ayana; ācakṣate — afirma-se.

Translation

Tradução

Thus the time the sun takes to rotate through half of outer space is called an ayana, or its period of movement [in the north or in the south].

Assim, o tempo que o Sol leva para percorrer a metade do espaço exterior se chama ayana, ou seu período de movimento [no norte ou no sul].