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Chapter 1.3 - Verse 173

Sanskrit Text

यदपि तच्चक्रं द्वादशारं षट्कुमाराः परिवर्तयन्ति ते ऋतवः षट्संवत्सरश्चक्रम् यः पुरुषः पर्जन्यः योऽश्वः सोऽग्निः

English Translation

His preceptor thus addressed said to him, “The two maidens you saw are Dhata and Vidhata. The black and white threads represent night and day. The wheel, with twelve spokes turned by six boys, is the year, having six seasons.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)