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TEXT 6
atha ca yavatardhena nabho-vithyam pracarati tam kalam ayanam acaksate.
SYNONYMS
atha—now; ca—also; yavata—by as long as; ardhena—half; nabhah-vithyam—in outer space; pracarati—the sun moves; tam—that; kalam—time; ayanam—ayana; acaksate—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].
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