Text
atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.
Synonyms
atha—now; ca—also; yāvatā—by as long as; ardhena—half; nabhah-vīthyām—in outer space; pracarati—the sun moves; tam—that; kalam—time; ayanam—ayana; ācakṣate—is said. ¶
Translation
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]. ¶