saḿvatsaro 'smy animiṣām
ṛtūnāḿ madhu-mādhavau
māsānāḿ mārgaśīrṣo 'haḿ
nakṣatrāṇāḿ tathābhijit
samvatsarah -- the year; asmi -- I am; animisham -- among the vigilant cycles of time; ritunam -- among seasons; madhu-madhavau -- spring; masanam -- among months; margasirshah -- Margasirsha (November-December); aham -- I am; nakshatranam -- among asterisms; tatha -- similarly; abhijit -- Abhijit.