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TEXT 4
yada mesa-tulayor vartate tadaho-ratrani samanani bhavanti yada vrsabhadisu pancasu ca rasisu carati tadahany eva vardhante hrasati ca masi masy ekaika ghatika ratrisu.
SYNONYMS
yadawhen; mesa-tulayohin Mesa (Aries) and Tula (Libra); vartatethe sun exists; tadaat that time; ahah-ratranithe days and nights; samananiequal in duration; bhavantiare; yadawhen; vrsabha-adisuheaded by Vrsabha (Taurus) and Mithuna (Gemini); pancasuin the five; caalso; rasisusigns; caratimoves; tadaat that time; ahanithe days; evacertainly; vardhanteincrease; hrasatiis diminished; caand; masi masiin every month; eka-ekaone; ghatikahalf hour; ratrisuin the nights.
TRANSLATION
When the sun passes through Mesa [Aries] and Tula [Libra], the durations of day and night are equal. When it passes through the five signs headed by Vrsabha [Taurus], the duration of the days increases [until Cancer], and then it gradually decreases by half an hour each month, until day and night again become equal [in Libra].
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