अयने चाहनी प्राहुर्वत्सरो द्वादश स्मृतः ।
संवत्सरशतं न्णां परमायुर्निरूपितम् ॥१२॥

ayane cÄhanÄ« prÄhur
vatsaro dvÄdaÅ›a smá¹›taḥ
saá¹vatsara-Å›ataá¹ ná¹á¹‡Äá¹
paramÄyur nirÅ«pitam

 ayane - in the solar movement (of six months); ca - and; ahanÄ« - a day of the demigods; prÄhuḥ - it is said; vatsaraḥ - one calendar year; dvÄdaÅ›a - twelve months; smá¹›taḥ - is so called; saá¹vatsara-Å›atam - one hundred years; ná¹á¹‡Äm - of human beings; parama-Äyuḥ - duration of life; nirÅ«pitam - is estimated.


Text

Two solar movements make one day and night of the demigods, and that combination of day and night is one complete calendar year for the human being. The human being has a duration of life of one hundred years.

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