यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रयः ॥६॥

yÄvad daká¹£iṇÄyanam ahÄni vardhante yÄvad udagayanaá¹ rÄtrayaḥ

 yÄvat - until; daká¹£iṇa-ayanam - the sun passes to the southern side; ahÄni - the days; vardhante - increase; yÄvat - until; udagayanam - the sun passes to the northern side; rÄtrayaḥ - the nights.


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Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.

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