atha sa esa atma lokanam dyav-aprthivyor antarena nabho-valayasya
kalacakra-gato dvadasa masan bhuṅkte rasi-samjnan
samvatsaravayavan masah paksa-dvayam diva naktam ceti sapadarksa-
dvayam upadisanti yavata sastham amsam bhunjita sa vai rtur ity
upadisyate samvatsaravayavah.
atha-therefore; sah-He; esah-this; atma-the living force; lokanam-of all the three worlds; dyav-a-prthivyoh antarena-between the upper and lower portions of the universe; nabhah-valayasya-of outer space; kala-cakra-gatah-positioned in the wheel of time; dvadasa masan-twelve months; bhuṅkte-passes; rasi-samjnan-named after the zodiac signs; samvatsara-avayavan-the parts of the whole year; masah-one month; paksa-dvayam-two fortnights; diva-a day; naktam ca-and a night; iti-thus; sapada-rksa-dvayam-by stellar calculations, two and a quarter constellations; upadisanti-they instruct; yavata-by as much time; sastham amsam-one sixth of his orbit; bhunjita-pass; sah-that portion; vai-indeed; rtuh-a season; iti-thus; upadisyate-is instructed; samvatsara-avayavah-a part of a year.